The
other accused persons are; Atiku Kigo, Ahmed Inuwa Wada, Veronica Ulonma
Onyegbula, Sani Habila Zira, Uzoma Cyril Attang and Christian Madubuke.
Gadanya,
an operative of the EFCC in his evidence on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 told Justice
Hussein Yusuf of the FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja, that Dangabar opened
different accounts using fictitious names to steal the police pension funds.
Testifying
further today, the PW4 who was led in evidence by counsel to EFCC, Rotimi
Jacobs, SAN, gave further details on investigations carried out on the
financial activities in the bank accounts operated by the first defendant, Dangabar.
“The
Commission wrote letters to banks in respect of the accounts domiciled in
Zenith Bank, UBA, Access Bank and replies were gotten.
“A
search warrant was executed on Dangaba’s office. We discovered two draft
letters to Intercontinental Bank (now Access Bank) in regards to fixed deposit
in the account of E. D. Lamaura and Esai Dangaba Lamaura.
“We
wrote Intercontinental Bank to furnish us with details of all the fixed deposits,
and they responded. The review from Access Bank revealed that, in September
2009, the first defendant placed a fixed deposit of a total sum of N76million
naira while in July 2009, he placed the sum of N20million as fixed deposit
inside E. D. Lamaura and Esai Dangaba Lamaura accounts respectively. Turnover from the two accounts totaled
N143,378,691.05k and N385,514,157.01k.
“These
fixed deposits were during the time he was director of the police pension
office, signature of depositor was his (Dangabar)”, Gadanya revealed.
The witness also told the court that
inquiry into Dangaba’s salary account with Oceanic Bank (now Ecobank) shows
that, as public servant, his earning as at April 2008 was N158, 914.03K (one
hundred and fifty eight thousand, nine hundred and fourteen naira, three kobo)
while his pension as at December 2009 was N170, 866.55 (one hundred and seventy
thousand, eight hundred and sixty six naira, fifty-five kobo).
“Between January and June 2009, the
first defendant deposited over N24million by self and made other cash payments
and deposits during when he was director of the police pension office and
several other deposits running into millions which he later liquidated.
“In total, my Lord, what we
recovered based on interim forfeiture by the EFCC from the accounts in Skye and
two Access Bank accounts, was N1. 093billion (one billion and ninety three thousand
naira) with some fractions which must have accumulated due to rollover”, Gadanya
stated.
Documents in support of these claims
were tendered by the prosecuting counsel and admitted as exhibits.
Thereafter, Justice Baba-Yusuf adjourned
to November 29 - 30, 2016 for continuation of trial.
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