By section 167 (supra), on the other hand, any objection to a charge for any formal defect on the face thereof shall be taken immediately after the charge had been read over to the accused and not later. Put differently, an accused person is under obligation to raise any objection to any formal defect to a charge before he takes his plea
Ibrahim v. State LGC(27/3/2015) H
Before delving into the merit of the appeal, it is necessary to address the submission that the prosecution failed to indicate the time the offence was committed in the charge. The appropriate time to complain or object to a charge is at the time it is being read and before the accused makes his plea and not later. It is too late to complain at this stage. The appellant has not shown that he was misled in any way or that the omission has occasioned a miscarriage of justice.
See Okewu Vs F.R.N. (2012) 9 NWLR (Pt. 1305) 327, Mumini vs F.R.N. (2018) 13 NWLR (Pt. 1637) 568, Okpa vs The State (2017) 15 NWLR (Pt. 1587) 1. PER KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN, J.S.C.