The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is trying Fayose for allegedly receiving and keeping N1.2billion and $5million allegedly stolen from the ONSA.
“On the 17th of June 2014, I was in my office in Zenith Bank, Akure. I received a call from my head of operations Abiodun Oshodi that a customer would be coming to make deposit into his account with the bank. “He said we should prepare to go to the airport. I asked for time to arrange for security, but they said that won’t be necessary as they had sufficient security. They came with MOPOL and some soldiers in a Hilux van,” Alade said.
“The money was counted in our presence. It was N724million. We were informed that there was a balance. We went back to the airport and picked N494million.“I gathered that the cash was lodged in three bank accounts – those of De-Privateer, Spotless Investment and Ayodele Fayose.Asked who Adewale was, he said: “Adewale O. introduced himself as Obanikoro’s ADC .”
In response to a question by Ojo as to whether he submitted a bulk cash register to EFCC on the transaction, the witness said “No.”He was asked to identify entries for October 6, 2014, September 5, 2014 and December 6, 2014. EFCC Acting Chairman Ibrahim Magu reportedly wrote to the Chief Judge, asking that the case be withdrawn from Justice Olatoregun and re-assigned to another judge.But no reference was made to the purported letter to the CJ by Magu.EFCC said he and Agbele, facing a different charge, allegedly took possession of N1, 219,000, 000 on June 17, 2014 to fund the former governor’s 2014 gubernatorial campaign.