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Wetkas also testified that one Bayo, a GTBank official, lodged $8000 in two tranches and another $4000 into the dollar account of Saraki at the GRA Branch of GTBank in Ilorin, all in the same day.
“On Feb. 27th 2007, there was a cash deposit of N3million by one Josiah Samuel,” he said. “On 3rd April 2007 there was a telegraphic transfer of N180,675,000:00 as part payment to the Presidential Implementation Committee on Landed Properties. Also on 5th Sept. 2007 there were some cash lodgments by one Ubi who made cash lodgment in five tranches on the same day in the sum of N11million, N20million, N20million, N20million, N6million in total was N77million. The position of the account was in a debit balance of N81,960,289.
Continuing his testimony on Wednesday, Wetkas told the court in a written statement about how the EFCC investigated Saraki’s accounts various accounts and the loans on them: Naira (Account No 0034967455); US (Account no 0034967479); and his Pound Sterling (Account No. 441953/3/1/0.)
He noted that from GTB the commission obtained the certificate of identification of accounts. “From the statement of account they used 441441953/1/1/0,” he said. “The bank also provided us with an offer letter of the loan of the sum of the N375million which was used to purchase properties in London and the letter was dated 10th of Feb. 2010.”
Continuing, he said, “On 23th March 2005 a cash lodgment of N10million was made by one Abdul Adama. On 24th March, 2005, there was a cash deposit of N8,000,240,000 at GRA Brach of the GTBank Ilorin.
“On 29th march, 2005, bank draft of N200,640,000:00 was made in favour of Presidential Implementation Committee on sale of Federal Government Properties for the purchase of the property [Saraki] bought from the committee. On the same 29th march 2005, there was a loan disbursement by GTBank of N200million which preceded the bank draft of N200million. On 16th Oct, 2006, there was a disbursement of N380million from the GTBank. On the same day there were two bank drafts combine in one transaction in sum of N256,312,000:00 815 in favour of Implementation Committee. On the same day, there was another draft of N12,000,815:00 in favour of Implementation Committee on Landed Property. On the 5th Jan, 2007 there was a loan disbursement of the sum of N380million.”.
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