Mbachu sold the land to an American- based Nigerian, Mr. Bonaventure Ezekwenna, only for her live – in, Salako, to convince her to run to Ogun State with him so as to avoid Ezekwenna from taking possession of the land.
Answering questions under cross examination by the counsel to Salako, Mr. Tochukwu Arugbuonye, Mbachu said that as soon as they reached Ogun State, Salako withdrew the money and told her that he bought a house worth N2.8 million for her. She further said that it was Salako that suggested that they should elope from Nnobi to his country, Benin Republic, where the buyer of the land could not locate them.