The Department of State Security (DSS) on Tuesday
presented a video evidence at the FCT High Court, Lugbe, where Mr Femi Otedola
was seen giving out a parcel to Hon. Farouq Lawan.
Justice Angela Otaruku granted the request of the
prosecuting counsel, Mr Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), to play the video as
evidence of Lawan collecting the said bribe from Otedola.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the request
was made with the Awomolo led the DSS Prosecutor, Mr David Ojataha, Principal
Officer in-charge of Technical Operations, DSS in evidence.
The video, revealing an exchange of parcel, lasted for
almost three minutes.
“The video I just played are those of Mr Femi Otedola and Hon. Farouq Lawan where there was an exchange of parcel at Otedola’s house in Aso drive, Abuja,” said Awomolo.
The DSS prosecutor, however, told the court that he was
saddled with the responsibility of recording the video by the DSS because of
his background as an Electronic and Telecommunication Engineer.
He told the court that he did his work diligently during the
course of investigation as an expert.
He said that though he did not participate in the arrest and
detention of the defendant as that was not part of his duty, he only recorded
the said video.
Ojataha added that he did not also take any statement from
the defendant during the course of investigation.
He said that he was only instructed to cover the meeting
between both parties based on complaints from Otedola.
Mr Mike Ozekhome, the defendant’s counsel, while cross
examining the DSS prosecutor, said that the device used in playing the CD had
no imprint of time and event in the video.
Ozekhome said that there was nothing to show that the
defendant was there to receive bribe.
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