The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had secured an interim order for forefeture of the sums on April 20, 2018, before Justice Mojisola Olatoregun, following a motion exparte it filed.
Meanwhile, defence counsel, Messrs Ifedayo Adedipe, SAN, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, and Mr Ige Asemudara had respectively moved their processes in opposition to the motion for final forfeiture. Referring to his role in the course of investigation into the case, Orji told the court that he was Head of EFCC’s task force in Lagos, and named some of his team members as Ogare Ogbore, Idris Adamu, Abdullahi Tukur, Shehu, among others.
The witness confirmed sums of money lodged into a First Bank account, and also confirmed that the first respondent was a public officer, who worked with the Bayelsa State government, adding that he annexed documents to exhibit same. He confirmed that the monies sought to be forfeited by the EFCC are in dollars, whereas, the receipts of sale of proceeds were in Naira.
” On whether he knew if Bola Shagaya was a friend to the former First Lady, the witness replied that he only discovered from investigations that they were co conspirators. “Have they been charged to court?” Witness replied: “It is not my duty.”
It's not easy to let go $8.4m to the fed govt, but your evidences must be concrete and solid. The defence counsel must explore both relevant and irrelevant issues to justify their huge legal fees.
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