A Federal High Court in Abuja was on Wednesday told by a witness, Yazidu Ibrahim, how he was instructed to pay N300 million to a company, Bam Projects and Properties Limited, owned by a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Haliru Bello.
Bello, his son, Bello Abba Mohammed, and their company, Bam Project and Properties Limited, are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly receiving the sum of N300 million from the Office of the former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col.Sambo Dasuki (rtd.).
The witness, who is a Staff Officer, Accounts, Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), said he received a written instruction on a piece of paper to prepare a payment mandate for BAM in the sum of N300m.
Led in evidence by prosecution lawyer, Adebisi Adeniyi, the witness said the piece of paper had the account name, account number, amount and reason for payment (Payment for Safe Houses).
“There were two signatories on the payment mandate – Muhammed Sambo Dazuki, a former National Security Adviser and S.A. Salisu, Director, Finance and Administration.
‘‘After they have signed the paper, I would also sign before taking it to the bank (Central Bank of Nigeria),’’ he said.
The witness told the court that there were procedures for making payments, which included presentation of documents, approval of the documents and instructions from the Director of Finance, among others.