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  • Malabu oil scam: FG seeks arrest warrant against Adoke

    The Federal Government on Monday approached the Federal High Court, Abuja, to seek guidance on whether it could make an oral application for issuance of warrant of arrest against former Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr Mohammed Adoke.

    The warrant was in relation to charges filed against two multinational oil firms, and others including Adoke in connection to an alleged $1.1billion Malabu Oil scam

    When the matter was called, counsel to the Federal Government, Mr Johnson Ojogbane, told the court that the defendants were not in court because they were not yet served with court processes.

    Ojogbane who is prosecuting for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said that he had been unable to serve them particularly Adoke because he was not in the country.

    “We have been unable to serve the defendants in this case particularly the first defendant, because we have been told that he is outside the jurisdiction of this court; outside the country actually.

    “So I will appreciate if my lord will guide me, because I actually wanted to make an application for a warrant of arrest, so I want to know if I can do that orally or come by way of a motion,” Ojogbane said.

    He maintained that the EFCC had powers to arrest anyone anywhere, but since Adoke was outside the jurisdiction of the court, they required a warrant of arrest to bring him into the country.

    He said that if the court gave the order for a warrant of arrest, it could be endorsed to the International Police (Interpol) who would begin the process of extradition.

    The judge, Justice John Tsoho, however, said that such an application could not be brought orally before the court.

    According to Tsoho, if he is already before the court and is attempting to escape trial, then the court could issue a warrant for his arrest.

    “If he was already arraigned before the court and was trying to run away, then we can issue a warrant, but it is still under investigation, the court cannot make such an order.

    Tsoho adjourned the matter till June 13 for arraignment.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the EFCC in December 2016, charged nine suspects, including Adoke, over the purchase of OPL 245.

    Adoke was accused of illegally transferring more than $800 million, purportedly meant for the purchase of the OPL 245 to Dan Etete, Malabu Oil.

    The Federal Government also on March 2 filed fresh charges against Shell Nigeria Exploration Production Company Limited and Agip Nigeria Exploration Limited for alleged complicity in the Malabu $1.1 billion scandal.

    Adoke, Etete, Aliyu Abubakar, ENI Spa, Ralph Wetzels, Casula Roberto, Pujatti Stefeno, Burrafati Sebestiano, and Malabu Oil and Gas were charged alongside the two multinational oil firms.

  • EFCC: How Ladoja ‘diverted’ part of Oyo’s N4.7b

    EFCC: How Ladoja ‘diverted’ part of Oyo’s N4.7b

    The Federal High Court in Lagos Friday heard how former Oyo State Governor Rasheed Ladoja diverted part of N4.7billion he allegedly looted from the state treasury.

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) re-arraigned Ladoja for allegedly converting state funds to his personal use. He was first arraigned eight years ago.

    He was charged along with Waheed Akanbi on eight counts of money laundering and unlawful conversion of public funds.

    Ladoja’s Senior Special Executive Assistant, Mr. Adewale Atanda, while testifying for the prosecution, said the former governor gave directive that Oyo State’s shares be sold.

    He said N634million, which was part of the commission and profit realised by stockbrokers handling the shares’ sale, were used as slush funds to prevent Ladoja’s impeachment.

    The witness said the N634million was delivered to him by the stockbrokers.

    He said he removed N180million from the sum, which he had earlier borrowed and spent on Ladoja’s instructions during the heat of the impeachment saga.

    Part of the N180million, he said, was the N80million he obtained from Wema Bank Plc, which Ladoja used to purchase 22 vehicles for Oyo State lawmakers to prevent his impeachment.

    Another was a loan of N80million, which he (Atanda) obtained from Lagoon Savings and Loans to buy Ladoja a property at Quarters 361, which the Oyo State Government put up for sale.

    He said there was also N13.8million which Ladoja used to buy two Land Cruisers for the state security personnel for his protection.

    Atanda said having deducted the N180million which he borrowed on Ladoja’s behalf, he distributed the balance of the N634million according to Ladoja’s instructions.

    Among the beneficiaries, he said, was Bimpe, to whom he delivered pounds in London in 2007, and Ladoja’s wife, Yinka, who also got N20million, N19.5million and $13,000 on different occasions.

    Other beneficiaries, Atanda said, were lawyers who represented Ladoja in court.

    Explaining the circumstances in which £600,000 was paid to Bimpe, Atanda said: “His Excellency wanted me to pay the money into his account but I had difficulty doing it.

    “I told him and he said he would ask his daughter to contact me. She did and I gave her the money.

    “The money was mostly in £50 notes; I put it in small suitcases and handed the money over to her in London. I think it was in 2007.”

    Under cross-examination by Ladoja’s lawyer, Bolaji Onilenla, Atanda said neither Bimpe nor Ladoja gave him anything to acknowledge the payment of the £600,000 to Bimpe.

    Ladoja was governor from May 29, 2003 to January 12, 2006 when he was impeached.

    On November 1, 2006, the Appeal Court Ibadan, declared the impeachment null and illegal.

    The Supreme Court upheld the decision on November 11, 2009, and Ladajo resumed office on December 12, 2006.

    He, however, lost a re-election bid.

    Justice Mohammed Idris adjourned until April 12 and 13.

     

  • Magu to Sun newspaper: Seeks N5bn compensation for libel

    Magu to Sun newspaper: Seeks N5bn compensation for libel

    Ibrahim Magu, acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),has written a letter to the publisher of the Sun Newspaper in Abuja seeking a N5 billion naira compensation.

    Wilson Uwujaren, Head Media and Publicity, EFCC said this on Thursday in a statement in Abuja.

    He said Magu was seeking the compensation for “libelous imputations and statements” made against him in a story published on the March 25, 2017 edition of the Saturday Sun.

    “The publication was captioned “Magu under fresh probe over 2 Abuja Mansions”.

    The spokesman said that Magu’s solicitor, Wahab Shittu, noted in the letter that the authors of the story – Fred Itua, James Ojo and Lawrene Enyoghasu, “wilfully and maliciously made false, destructive, and defamatory statements” against him.

    He said that the paper quoted unidentified sources.

    Uwujaren said that the writers of the “offensive” report, had maliciously alleged that Magu owned “two mansions on different streets in highbrow Maitama area of Abuja”

    “This is a case which they could not substantiate, and which in fact was false, and nothing but the figments of their imaginations.

    The statement said that Magu further reiterated that “neither himself nor his wife own any property in Maitama.

    He said further that Magu in addition to the demand for N5 billion compensation, has charged the publishers to issue a public apology and immediate retraction in writing of these false libelous statements”, within the next seven days.

    The statement also demanded that it must be published on the front page of the newspaper.

    ” Failure of which, “legal remedies including monetary damages, injunctive reliefs, and an order that you pay necessary costs including solicitor’s fees for your defamation”, will be taken.

    It added that the publishers are also to provide “written assurance within seven days, that they would cease and desist from further defamation” of Magu’s name, integrity, and reputation,

     

  • Court strikes out ex-NNPC boss, Yakubu’s N1b suit against EFCC, AGF

    Court strikes out ex-NNPC boss, Yakubu’s N1b suit against EFCC, AGF

    A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a N1billlion fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Andrew Yakubu.

    Yakubu had sued the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) over his detention by the former in relation to the about N3billion cash allegedly recovered in his Kaduna home.

    The ex-NNPC boss has since been arraigned on a charge filed by the EFCC and has been granted bail.

    Yakubu’s lawyer, Adeola Adedipe told the court today that, in view of the intervening circumstances, from when the case was filed and now, his client has decided to discontinue with the case.

    Adedipe noted that since his client has been properly charged to court and bail granted to him, “We considered it necessary to discontinue this action.

    “With a view to securing an order of striking out, we have filed a motion this morning, seeking the court’s leave to discontinue the case. We have served on parties,” Adedipe said.

    Lawyers to EFCC and AGF, Mrs. Rita Ogar and T. D. Agbe confirmed being served with Yakubu’s motion. They did not oppose it.

    Ruling, Justice Ahmed Mohammed struck out the case in view of the non-opposition by the respondents.

     

  • PDP knocks EFCC over Oshiomhole

    PDP knocks EFCC over Oshiomhole

    The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State has knocked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)  for inviting former governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole as a guest speaker to the National Anti-corruption Stakeholders’ Summit.

    It said the invitation of Oshiomhole showed that the country has a long way to go in the fight against corruption and akin to inviting the “devil to give a talk on holiness and sainthood”.

    State Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Chris Nehikhare, in a press statement issued in Benin City said Oshiomhole has over fifteen (15) pending petitions against him.

    Nehikhare said the party would avail the EFCC with relevant documents to prove their case against him if the Commission commenced investigation.

    According to the statement, “Oshiomhole has till this moment not told Edo people about the $54m he collected from the federal government in December 2014. Edo people and Nigerians only got to hear of that money because NNPC books were audited.

    “The only good thing that can come out of the just concluded seminar is for Oshiomhole to submit himself for full scale investigation. There can be no better way to start the anti-corruption war than inviting Oshiomhole to answer for his financial crime against the state.

    “We join others to urge EFFC to swing into action. No need for glamorous talk shows of anti-corruption with tainted characters. God help Nigeria.”

     

  • Ladoja’s fraud trial resumes

    Ladoja’s fraud trial resumes

    A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday adjourned until March 31, the trial of a former Governor of Oyo State, Rashidi Ladoja, charged with N4.7 billion fraud.

    Ladoja is charged alongside one of his aides, Waheed Akanbi.

    They are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on an eight-count charge bordering on fraud.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the case, which was earlier slated for continuation of trial, could not proceed on Monday, as judges were said to be attending a conference.

    The court’s registrar consequently, fixed a new trial date as March 31.

    NAN recalls that EFCC had in November 2008 arraigned the accused on 10 counts of conspiring to convert properties and resources derived from an alleged illegal act, with the intention of concealing their illicit origin.

    The EFCC also alleged that Ladoja used N42 million out of the proceeds to purchase an Armoured Land Cruiser Jeep, and remitted about 600,000 pounds to one Bimpe Ladoja in London.

    Ladoja and Akanbi, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

     

  • Theft of CBN’s N8bn: 2 bankers bag 18 years

    Theft of CBN’s N8bn: 2 bankers bag 18 years

    A Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan has sentenced a Central Bank of Nigeria staff, Philip Togun, and a woman, Esther Afolabi, ex-staff of WEMA Bank to 18 years imprisonment for participating in stealing of N8 billion at CBN Ibadan branch.

    They were arraigned for conspiracy, conversion, forgery, re-circulation of mutilated currencies and stealing CBN’s  N8 billion by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Togun, a former Treasury Assistant at CBN Ibadan branch and Afolabi, have been standing trial since 2015  alongside others.

    The other accused persons standing trial with the convicts are Kolawole Babalola, Muniru Olaniran, Festus Adeyemi, Yusuf Fatai, Olukunle Sijuwade, Emanueal Ordia and Patient Okoro.

    Two others — Ademola Oni and Tope Akintade —  had earlier opted for plea bargain and were similarly sentenced upon fulfillment of the terms of the plea bargain.

    A few other accused persons have also reached advanced stages in their plea bargain with the EFCC.

    Sentencing Togun and Afolabi, Justice Joyce Abdulmaleek held that she adopted the plea bargain agreement entered into by them with the EFCC  as basis for her judgment.

    “I hereby convict the fourth accused person, Philip Togun, for counts 15, 17 and 19 respectively and convict the fifth accused person, Esther Afolabi, for counts 16, 18 and 19 respectively.

    “Togun is sentenced to three years in prison for each of the three counts of 12 calendar months a year to commence from Jan. 1, 2016.

    “The convict shall forfeit to the Federal Government of Nigeria the following assets found in his possession; a building located in Ibadan and the money in the two bank accounts operated by the convict.

    “Afolabi is also sentenced to three years imprisonment for each of the three charges, 12 calendar months of the year, commencing from Jan. 1, 2016.

    “The convict shall forfeit the following assets which are the proceeds of the crime to the Federal Government of Nigeria — a five-bedroom duplex, a filling station, the entire money scattered across seven different bank accounts in Nigeria,” the judge ruled.

    Abdulmaleek, however, said that the sentences would run concurrently.

    However, the two defense counsel, Mr Olalekan Ojo and Mr Adewole Olajire, expressed dismay with the sentences.

    They said the judge did not consider the date when the convicts were arrested and also did not give full consideration to the plea bargain between the two convicts and the EFCC.

    Shortly before the judgment was delivered, the lawyers had pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy in sentencing the former bankers. (NAN)

  • Magu’s rejection push-back against anti-corruption fight – NGO

    Magu’s rejection push-back against anti-corruption fight – NGO

    Partners for Electoral Reform (PER), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) said Senate’s rejection of Ibrahim Magu as Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was a setback to anti-corruption fight.

    Chairman of the organisation, Mr Ezenwa Nwagwu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the issue was not to glorify anyone as sole corruption fighter as it was being demonstrated.

    He said that it was clear that Magu came with purpose and courage and that his determination to curb corruption was strong.

    Nwagwu said that what was happening was “corruption fighting back’’.

    “The National Assembly, especially the Senate, has become an extension of the Governors’ Forum; majority of these governors are under investigation.

    “In fact, the Senate President’s wife is under investigation and the courage to fight is only coming from the present leadership of the EFCC.

    “So, to ask that the same body to be the one confirming the man who has put them on the spot is illusionary; secondly, there are issues around the bailout funds and it’s a huge scandal that is erupting.

    “The national assembly, many of them are former governors and have been implicated in it and what that means is that if you allow Magu, many of them will be rubbished with the kind of courage he has.

    “So, there are issues around whether the presidency didn’t know about the report of the DSS and all of those things are palace intrigues.

    “I call it palace intrigues because the conflict between EFCC and the DSS is about inter-agency rivalry that Nigeria is known for and all the pettiness that goes with it is what is playing out and nothing more,’’ he said.

    Nwagwu said that he expected the senate to take itself above pettiness and act in a statesman’s manner for the good of the country.

    He said that those who conceived the idea of the different arms of government checking the other never thought of a situation where persons in one arm would be those who were being investigated by another arm.

    “That is the challenge now and for me, the day he was rejected was a sad day for Nigeria, yet people are saying it was because he did not perform well at the national assembly,’’ he said.

    The NGO boss said that the gift of the garb was not a condition for diligence or performance as they were many people who could not communicate well yet came top in class.

    He said that Magu’s rejection was a deep conspiracy against the anti-corruption fight in Nigeria and nothing more.

    However, Mr Festus Okoye, Executive Director, Human Rights Monitor, said that there was no mystery or mistake to Magu’s rejection by the senate.

    Okoye said that the Constitution of Nigeria recognised duality of power and did not give the president of the country the power and authority to be the sole decision maker in relation to appointments.

    “What it has done is to give the president the power of nomination and to the senate, the power of confirmation of the nomination.

    “The powers being welded by the executive in terms of nomination and the powers being welded by the senate in terms of confirmation are the powers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

    “So, if the organ given the power to confirm says the person has failed an integrity test, I do not see why we should not sleep because of it.

    “Secondly, I think it is incongruous and a disservice to our democracy for us to wrap our institutions around individuals, for us to insist that only one individual can do the job of fighting corruption in Nigeria,’’ he said.

    Okoye said that rather than insist on breaching the Constitution and that only one individual could do the job, Nigeria should return to the drawing board and do what was right.

    He said President Muhammadu Buhari, in his wisdom, should nominate somebody else to take that position, adding that Magu’s rejection may not be because the “lawmakers has skeleton in their cupboard’’.

    Okoye said that since Magu failed the integrity test involving issues of corruption and abuse of office, it was not right to claim that he was rejected because the lawmakers were corrupt.

    Mr Clement Nwankwo, Executive Director, Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), said that the national assembly had liberty to take any action it dimmed fit in its statutory responsibility.

    Nwankwo said “if the national assembly rejected Magu based on integrity report, so be it; it should not be an issue at all.’’

    On his part, a lawyer, Mr Frank Tietie, said that Magu’s rejection was a welcomed development towards choosing leaders to head major institutions.

    According to Tietie, who is Executive Director, Citizens Advocacy for Social and Economic Rights (CASER), since Magu has been implicated in corruption case, there is a case against his integrity.

     

  • Court sets aside forfeiture orders on OPL 245

    Court sets aside forfeiture orders on OPL 245

    ..Malabu Oil sues FG, Shell, Agip EFCC, Etete

    A Federal High Court in Abuja has set aside its orders made on January 26, 2017 for a temporary forfeiture of Oil Prospecting License (OPL) 245 to the Federal Government pending the conclusion of investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

    The OPL 245 is in relation to the oil well, which is the subject of the controversial Malabu Oil deal, in respect of which the EFCC has filed three separate charges against former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mohammed Adoke, former Petroleum Minster, Dan Etete and others.

    Justice John Tsoho, in a ruling Friday, upheld the applications by Nigerian Agip Exploration Limited (NAE) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCO), challenging the validity of the orders.

    Justice Tsoho held that the orders for forfeiture were irregularly made because the application ex-parte filed by the EFCC Chairman, and on which basis the orders were made, was irregularly filed.

    The order was wrongly made,as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, in whose name the ex parte application was filed failed to meet the pre-condition required before filing it.

    Justice Tsoho ruled, “Therefore by the case of Onagoruwa Vs IGP, I hold respectively that the chairman of EFCC filed to meet the pre-condition for making an application for interim attachment of property. The application is therefore irregular and the order granted ought to be discharged.

    “Accordingly this court granted ex parte on January 26, 2017 on the application of the Chairman of EFCC is hereby discharged or set aside.

    “At this juncture, it is important to advise that with the setting aside of the ex parte order proceedings in this matter have finally closed,” Justice Tsoho said.

    Shell’s lawyer, Konyinsola Ajayi had argued that by virtue of sections 28 and 29 of EFCC Act, the Chairman of EFCC, in whose name the ex parte application filed by the anti-graft agency was initiated, was not the proper person to institute the action.

    He insisted that sections 28 and 29 of the EFCC Act envisage that the ex parte application for interim forfeiture is filed in the name of the EFCC and not its chairman.

    The judge also dismissed an application filed by Malabu Oil and Gas Limited seeking to, among others, stay the earlier reserved ruling on the applications by Agip and Shell.

    Malabu had sought to stay the delivery of the ruling to enable it be made a party in the case, because it would be affected by the court’s decision in the applications Agip and Shell.

    The judge said the application by Malabu was misdirected, constituted an abuse of court’s process and intended to waste the court’s time.

    Justice Tsoho advised parties, who have issues with the Malabu deal – OPL 245, to file fresh cases to ventilate their grievances and seek remedies.

    In line with the judge’s advice, major stakeholders in Malabu Oil and Gas Limited, including Mohammed Abacha and businessman, Otunba Oyewole Fasawe promptly filed a fresh suit yesterday before the Federal High Court, Abuja, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/20/2017, praying for among others, an order restoring to it, it’ “rights to exclusive possession of OPL 245”.

    In the suit filed in the name of Malabu Oil and Gas, the plaintiff wants the court to restrain the EFCC as continuing to treat the OPL 245 as proceed of crime, and also stop the anti-graft agency from interfering with its (Malabu’s) “right to explore and prospect for petroleum in the area of OPL 245”.

    In the writ of summons, the plaintiff claimed that it was registered in 1998, and its (Malabu’s subscribers/first directors “are Sani Mohammed, a son of the late military Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, Amafagh Kweku and Hindu Hassan, with 10million, six million nd four millions shares respectively making up the 20million share capital of the company.

    The plaintiff, in its statement of claim, said it was granted OPL 245 by the Minister of Petroleum Resource on April 29, 1998 and the n paid N50, 000 as application fees, $10,000 as bid processing fees and part payment of or deposit of $2,040,000 as signature bonus.

    It claimed that the OPL 245 was revoked from it on July 2, 2001, but through a settlement agreement the licence was re-allocated by the Federal Government to it on July 2, 2010.

    The plaintiff added that, while its right in OPL 245 was subsisting, the Federal Government (first defendant), Shell Nigeria Ultra-Deep Limited (third defendant), SNEPCO (fourth defendant) and Agip (fifth defendant) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation “surreptitiously entered into what they called “Block 245 Resolution Agreement dated April 29, 2011” allocating OPL 245 to SNEPCO and Agip.

    It wants the court to order that it was not a party to the “Block 245 Resolution Agreement dated April 29, 2011” and so it “is not bound by the terms of the said agreement as it relates to or concerns OPL 245”.

    The plaintiff equally seeks, “an order compelling the defendants by themselves, their servants or agents or departments to forthwith restore to the plaintiff (Malabu) the plaintiff’s rights to the exclusive possession of OPL 245.

    “An order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants and in particular the sixth defendant (EFCC) by themselves, their servants or agents or howsoever otherwise from treating and or dealing with OPL 245 as a proceed of an offence and from interfering in any manner whatsoever and howsoever with the plaintiff’s exclusive right to explore and prospect for petroleum in the area of OPL 245.

    “An order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants by themselves, their servants or agents howsoever, otherwise from carrying out any exploration or prospecting activities in connection with or in relation to the area covered by OPL 245.”

    Defendants to the suit are, the Federal Government of Nigeria, the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Shell Nigeria Ultra-Deep Limited, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited, Nigerian Agip Exploration Company Limited, EFCC and then Minister of Petroleum under the late Gen. Sani Abacha’s regime, Chief Dan Etete.

    The OPL 245, according to documents filed in court by the EFCC, was originally issued by the Federal Government to Malabu Oil and Gas Limited under shady circumstances before subsequent chain of transfers that saw the OPL handed to a consortium floated by Shell and Agip via transactions which the EFCC described as fraudulent.

     

     

  • Delta govt paid N24million into Justice Ajumogobia in 2011 – Witness

    Delta govt paid N24million into Justice Ajumogobia in 2011 – Witness

    An Ikeja high court heard Friday that the Delta State Government credited the current bank account of Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia twice in August 2011 to the tune of N24 miilion.

    A former customer relations officer with Access Bank Plc, Clement Okaranwolu who disclosed this at resumed proceedings before Justice Hakeem Oshodi said on Friday that the state credited the judge’s account with N15million on August 5, 2011and with N9million on August 29, 2011.

    Okaranwolu, who said he was the account officer to the judge, further stated that N15million was paid into the account with an Oceanic Bank cheque while the N9million was lodged in with a Zenith Bank cheque.

    Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia, a serving judge of the Federal High Court, is facing a 30 count charge offence before the court for alleged bribery and unlawful enrichment alongside a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Godwin Obla.

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had accused the judge of receiving a total of $793,800 in several tranches from different sources between 2012 and 2015 “so as to have a significant increase in your assets that you cannot reasonably explain the increase in relation to your lawful income.”

    Led in evidence by the EFCC prosecutor, Rotimi Oyedepo Okaranwolu is the fourth prosecution witness told the court that apart from the naira account, the judge also owned two dollars accounts into which lodgments were constantly made by herself and other individuals.

    The witness said one Ken Mozia paid in $20,000 on May 7, 2008 into the judge’s domiciliary account, numbered 0002130929; Tony Iwobi, who paid $10,000 into the account on April 16, 2008; Ali D, who paid in $10,000 on June 16, 2007;  Subedetu, who paid in $3,000 on April 12, 2011; and AB/GT which paid in $9,900 on April 30, 2013.

    The witness, who was presented with the judge’s statements of accounts, also pointed out to the court several $10,000 lodgments which Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia made by herself and by sending others, including the witness himself and one Donald Ofili adding that $10,000 was the maximum daily deposit allowed.

    He said that the two dollar accounts received a total credit of $693,000 deposited by the judge and other individuals between 2007 and 2011.

    The witness also pointed out names of individuals who credited the judge’s account to include one Ayegba Abdullahi who credited the account with N1million on August 17, 2011; Mrs. Bola Latinwo who paid N700,000 and N500,000 into the account on October 5 and November 20, 2011 respectively.

    Justice Oshodi has adjourned further proceedings in the matter till April 28, 2017.