One of the lies of Abdulrasheed
Maina, ex-Pension Reform Chair, crumbled on Wednesday, as his sister, Fatima
Abdullahi told the Federal High Court, Abuja, that she was not aware of the
companies and bank accounts opened in her name by her brother.
Fatima, who told Justice Okon
Abang that she shared the same parents with Abdulrasheed, said she became aware
of the companies when she was arrested by EFCC operatives in Kaduna.
Fatima, a civil servant, who gave
evidence behind a screen where her face could only be seen by the judge, was
the second prosecution witness to testify in the ongoing trial.
Testifying, the witness said she
had never heard of companies called Common Input & Investment Nigeria Ltd,
Kangolo Dynamic Clinic Services and Drew Investment Ltd. until around August
2019 when she was arrested.
“Sometimes in August, 2019, I
went to the ATM of Diamond Access Bank to withdraw some money.
“Unfortunately, I could not. So,
I went inside the bank to see the manager to complain. The manager told me to
hold on, that he would find out the reason.
“After waiting for an hour, the
manager told me that I was under arrest and he took me to an office and asked
me to wait for the EFCC officials to come and take me to their office in
Kaduna.
“That was when the manager told
me that my accounts were blocked.
“So when the EFCC official came,
they took me to their office for questioning. When we got there, the officials
were asking me if I know any company by the name Common Input, to which I told
them I do not.
“In fact, that was the first time
I was hearing about the name.
“They told me that there was a
transaction in Common Input and I told them I am not aware of the transaction.
So, they made me to write a statement.
“Afterwards, I was given an
administrative bail on the same day and that I should proceed to the EFCC
office in Abuja the next day.
“The next day, I went to the
Abuja office of EFCC together with my lawyer. The officials also asked me if I
know any company by the name Common Input, to which I say I do not.
“So, they presented a CAC
incorporated form of the company where the name Fatima Samaila Abdullahi was
stated together with my date of birth but the phone number on the form is not
my own.
“Even the name as stated on the
form is not my name because my full name is Fatima Abdullahi,” she narrated.
Fatima also told the court that
her signature was neither the one on the form nor the one on another CAC
incorporated forms for Kangolo Dynamic Clinic Services and Drew Investment.
“So, I was asked to write a
statement, which I did.
“Also, I was shown an account
opening package of Common Input and Drew Investment with UBA.
“I was shown a BVN, which is my
BVN and I told them I don’t know anything about those accounts.
“I was never given any form to
sign in respect of those accounts before and I have never made any deposit or
withdrawal from Drew Investment, Common Input and Kangolo.
“I have never opened any account
with UBA.
“The other accounts I have are in
GTBank, Access, Fidelity and First Bank,” she said.
According to Fatima, all my
genuine accounts were blocked together with those fictitious accounts.
“Even my salary account was
blocked and I can not access it,” she added.
The witness also denied knowledge
of shares bought in her name in the companies, adding that the photograph
attached to the documents was a younger version of her before she got married.
Justice Abang then adjourned the
matter until Dec. 16 for continuation of the cross-examination and hearing of
the bail variation application filed by Maina.
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