Damola Otuyena, head of cash and
transit services of Diamond Bank, says N1.2 billion was moved to Ekiti for
Ayodele Fayose, ex-governor of the state, using three aircraft.
Otuyena, who is a witness in the
ongoing trial of Fayose, told the court that the money was sent to the
ex-governor by Musiliu Obanikoro, a former minister of defence.
The witness said this at the
Lagos federal high court on Monday after the prosecution opened its case and
called witnesses to testify.
Fayose and Spotless Nigeria
Limited are accused by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of
an alleged N2.2 billion fraud. The funds are said to be have been allocated to
him by Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA).
The accused were arraigned in
October and pleaded “not guilty” to an 11-count charge filed against them by
anti-graft agency.
The witness told the court that
Gbolahan, son of Obanikoro, facilitated the movement of the cash.
“We then contacted the company
that renders the bullion van services to help us move the cash to the airport
and it was moved to the private wing of the Murtala Muhammed International
Airport but when we got there, we could not gain access,” he said.
“We waited outside. I called my
director, he said we should wait, that someone would come to attend to us.
Soon, he called to say someone was there to give us access.
“He spoke to a certain Gbolahan
Obanikoro by my phone and told me that that was the person that would help us
enter the airport. He did and we were able to move the bullion van into the
airport.
“After some time, a person I
later identified as Senator Musiliu Obanikoro came and my boss called me and
spoke to Obanikoro using my phone and said he was the one to receive the cash
and the cash was handed over to him.
“At the point of handover, they
told us not to remove all the cash from the bullion van because they needed to
load the cash into aircraft. Two or three aircraft were used to move the cash.
When the cash was moved, we left the
airport.”
The EFCC listed Obanikoro as one
of the 22 witnesses who will testify in the trial.
Mojisola Olatoregun, the judge
handling the case, adjourned the matter till January 21 and 28 for the
continuation of trial.
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