May 10, 2023There was drama on Wednesday at the Enugu State High Court when the First Bank of Nigeria Plc through its counsel tried to smuggle in a forged document into court during a cross examination of the first plaintiff in the suit over a deposit box containing jewellery that reportedly disappeared in the bank’s vault.
Eze-Boulhassane reportedly deposited the box containing assorted jewellries with the bank in 2000 and when they needed the safe deposit box the bank declared it missing, a development that led to the court action to compel the bank to produce it or pay the current monetary value of its content. To show that the signature was forged, she brought her international passport, drivers’ license and other documents bearing her signature to show the court that the bank document was fake and forged.Thereafter, Oke called his second witness, who gave his name as Nnaemeka Umeh.Giving his evidence Umeh said: “I know the Plaintiffs and the Defendant in this suit. The 1st Plaintiff is the daughter of the 2nd Plaintiff and both are my relations.
“The Defendant's Manager brought out a register and recorded the deposit of the jewellery box. She also completed a form to confirm the receipt of the jewellery box. A copy of the form countersigned by the Defendant's Accountant was given to the 1st plaintiff.