Update, This Is How Fayose’S Aide, Abiodun Agbele Coordinated The Evacuation Of N1.2Bn Cash—Eye Witness Rate Court

The lawsuit of Abiodun Agbele, an aide to a onetime governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, continued on March 28, 2019, amongst a prosecution witness narrating how he coordinated the crusade of the N1.2bn slush fund, inwards the build-up to the Ekiti governorship election inwards 2014.

Agbele is standing lawsuit earlier Justice Nnamdi Dimg alt='How Fayose's aide, Abiodun Agbele coordinated the evacuation of N1.2bn cash - Witness tells court' of a Federal High Court, Abuja, along amongst iii companies – Sylvan Mcnamara Limited linked to a onetime Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro; De Privateer Limited run yesteryear him, as well as Spotless Investment Limited whose banking concern line of piece of occupation concern human relationship was allegedly beingness operated yesteryear Fayose as well as his wife, Feyisetan.

 Testifying equally the 3rd prosecution witness, Biodun Oshode, Zonal Head of Zenith Bank Plc, South-West, spell beingness led inwards prove yesteryear counsel for the EFCC, Wahab Shittu, farther narrated the role he played towards the crusade of the cash on May 17, 2014.

He said: "It was Biodun Agbele that coordinated the movement, he came amongst safety as well as nosotros went to the airport.

“On the 17th of June 2014, I got a telephone hollo upward from my colleague who is the Zonal Head of South-West 1, Ibadan branch that the client has some lodgement amongst the Bank, that the cash volition live on coming through the Akure Airport, as well as Biodun Agbele came to the branch amongst safety to become as well as evacuate the cash to the Ibadan branch amongst our bullion van.”

He farther told the courtroom that the slush fund was handed over to Agbele, adding that he also “supplied the accounts inwards which the coin was disbursed into”.
He gave the accounts to include, De Privateer Ltd, Spotless Ltd as well as Ayo Fayose's account.

He revealed that De Privateer line of piece of occupation concern human relationship received N219,400,000; Spotless Ltd received N100,000,000 as well as Ayo Fayose's personal line of piece of occupation concern human relationship was credited amongst N137,000,000, spell residuum of N200,000,000 was taken to Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State.

The prosecution, thereafter, tendered the disceptation of the witness volunteered to the EFCC during investigation, as well as it was admitted inwards evidence. Another disceptation made to the EFCC on July 25, 2016 was also admitted inwards evidence, including a roofing missive of the alphabet from Zenith Bank Plc amongst banking concern statements of De Privateer Ltd admitted, as well as roofing missive of the alphabet from Zenith Bank Plc to the EFCC amongst banking concern statements of De Privateer Ltd.

No objection was raised yesteryear the defence strength team. Under cross-examination yesteryear counsel for the commencement defendant, Mike Ozekhome, SAN, the witness however, denied receiving whatever teaching from Agbele concerning evacuation of the cash. 

“The teaching was from his colleague, Lawrence Akande,” he said. Ozekhome, farther asked him if the physical care for for the transaction was legal, as well as he said, “Yes”. He farther stated that the slush fund was flown-in, inwards a unmarried plane, as well as no activeness was taken against him concerning the transaction.

When asked if he knew Obanikoro or had whatever dealings amongst him, he stated that he had never met nor had whatever dealings amongst Obanikoro other than beingness the Minister of the Federal Republic.

During his cross-examination yesteryear the counsel for the instant defendant, Olalekan Ojo, SAN, he noted that someone who is non a signatory to an line of piece of occupation concern human relationship cannot withdraw coin from it, adding that he did non know the role where the lodgement took place. The 4th prosecution witness, Fajuyitan Olaitan, who was Head Treasury at the Head Office of Diamond Bank, Lagos, spell beingness led inwards prove yesteryear Shittu, told the courtroom that he received an teaching to physical care for “a high valued transaction”, which could exclusively live on made at the Head Office of the banking concern through the division he was heading.

He was thereafter confronted amongst the disceptation he volunteered to the EFCC during investigation, which he confirmed to live on his. The disceptation was tendered yesteryear the prosecution equally evidence, as well as it was admitted equally exhibit. He said: “On June 16, a debit transaction was carried out on an line of piece of occupation concern human relationship (Sylver McNamara) as well as a amount of N1.2bn was debited from the line of piece of occupation concern human relationship as well as some other debit of N0.2m was debited on the Sylver McNamara account.”

Under cross-examination yesteryear Ojo, the witness claimed that he did non know the soul that issued a payment teaching regarding the debit transaction equally his duty exclusively bordered some processing of the debit. The affair has been adjourned to May 24 as well as 27, 2019 for “continuation of cross-examination”.