A prosecution witness, Abubakar Madaki has told a Federal High Court in Lagos that former Governor Ayodele Fayose did not personally make any of the financial transactions relevant to the charge before the court.
He stated this during the cross-examination in the ongoing trial of Fayose for ₦6.9 billion in fraud and money laundering.
Fayose is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
He was first arraigned on October 22, 2018, before Justice Mojisola Olatotegun alongside his company, Spotless Investment Ltd., on 11 counts bordering on fraud.
At the resumed trial on Monday, the prosecutor, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), called Madaki, who is an Investigating Officer with the EFCC, to enter the witness box in continuation of his cross-examination.
Under cross-examination, the second defence counsel, Olalekan Ojo (SAN), called for exhibit D12 and asked the witness to look through and confirm to the court if there was any transaction relevant to the charge which was personally made by the first defendant.
In response, the witness replied: “There is none.”
When asked by Ojo if he came across any document where Fayose had acknowledged receipt of any amount of dollars from one Obanikoro, the witness replied that there was no document of acknowledgement.
Justice Aneke has adjourned continuation of trial to July 19.
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