Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court in Abuja on
Wednesday, ordered the anti-graft commission to produce two witnesses in the
case against Shamsudeen Mohammed, the son of Bala Mohammed, Bauchi State
Governor.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged
Shamsudeen with N1.1 billion fraud.
Justice Dimgba, who adjourned the matter untill Feb. 25,
Feb. 26 and March 24 for hearing, ordered the witnesses from Aso Savings and
A&K Construction Limited, NAN reports.
Earlier, Counsel to the witnesses, Mr Emmanuel Ekpeyong and
C. Orezo, gave excuses that the witnesses were willing to testify before the
court but were absent from the court proceedings because they were presently
out of Abuja.
The sixth prosecution witness (PW6), Abdullahi Saadu,
Assistant Manager, Corperate Affairs Commission, said that Mohammed contacted
him to assist in registering two companies.
“After reservation of the company’s name and document
processing by the lawyer, Isiaku Shuaibu who was PW3.
“After preparing the documents I took the documents to the
defendant for signing and other registration.
“After that I gave it back to the lawyer to sign as the
money was given to me by Mohammed then I paid the lawyer.
“The addresses and list and details of the companies
directors were given to me by the defendant.
“All processes was made by the lawyer and I don’t know the
people who signed as directors.
“I also don’t know if his name appeared as one of the
directors as he only wrote down their names,” he said.
During the cross-examination, the defendant Counsel, Mr
Gordy Uche showed the witness the registration documents and told him to read
out the names of the directors sighted.
Saadu confirmed that Mohammed’s name was not listed as any
of the directors on the document.
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