FRESH EVIDENCE AGAINST BUKOLA SARAKI (PART 3)

Senate President, Sen. Bukola Saraki

 

According to the statement, “On 27th Feb, 2007, there was a cash deposit of N3million by one Josiah Samuel.   On 3rd April 2007 there was a telegraphic transfer of N180, 675,000:00 as part payment to the Implementation Committee.  On 5th Sept, 2007, there was a cash lodgment by one Ubi who made cash lodgment in five tranches on the same day in the sum of N11million, N20million, and 20million. N20million, N6million with total of N77million. The position of the account was in a debit balance of N81,960,289:00.

 

“On 22nd Nov. 2007 there were cash lodgments by one Abdul Adama in 50 different transactions. Before the lodgment, the account was in a debit balance of N80,210,976:00. On 29th Nov.2007 there were cash lodgment by Ubi in over 20 transaction of about N20million. On 14th march 2008 there were cash lodgments but the account balance was N96, 857,885. On the 18th April 2008 there were cash lodgments by several individuals with different names. On 23th Sept, 2008 also there were several cash lodgments by individual with different names.  On 30th April 2009, there was a draft in favour of EGL Asset Management Limited with sum of N400million. Also there a loan disbursement of N400million on same day followed by several cash lodgments by individuals.

 

With reference to “Exhibit E8,” (US Dollar Account), Wetkas testified as follows: “On 18th May 2009 there was a cash lodgement by one  Kodimu  of $8000 at  GRA Branch of GTBank  Ilorin. Also he lodged another $8000 same day.  On the same date there was another lodgment by one Bayo (a banker) of $4000. On 19th there were cash lodgment of $180,000 in 18 times. While the last three deposit was made  by the defendant (Saraki)  himself.”

 

Testifying further about large dollar deposits into Saraki’s account, Wetkas said:

 

On June12th 2009, a $50,000 lodgment was made by one Garba Dare, as well as a payment of $49,000,969 made by Calie Property and Investment limited and one Bureau de Change Companies. 

On Sept  7th 2009 there was $69,000,964 lodgment made by the same company.  Also there was transfer to American Express Services Europe limited account of $3,000 400,000. Part of the outflow was also made to the Pound sterling account of the defendant. 

 

“According to the telex we have which was dated  August 26th 2008 for the transfer to the beneficiary bank America Express Bank New York was $73,000,223. Pound sterling account has three deposits and three outflows of over £1.516million .  Also from the Telex we have the money was transferred to Fortis Bank SA/MV for mortgage redemption.”    

                          

Wetkas contested the claim by Saraki that No 15A and 15B McDonald Ikoyi was bought in March 2009 in the name of Calie Properties limited with the sum of N160million with the income of N7million. 

 

“But this company was missing in the asset declaration form where the defendant claimed that he has  substantial shares in some companies in the country,” he pointed out. 

              

The prosecution tendered the three statements of account as evidence, but when confronted with the documents, should the defence have any objection regarding the evidence, lead defence counsel Kanu Agabi said that they reserved their objection on the matter.   

 

Petitions by Kwara Freedom Network and three others, as well as the Kwara State chapter of Concerned Pensioners of Nigeria were submitted as evidence alongside a letter written to the investigating team by the Presidential Committee on Landed Property.

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