A prosecution witness, Dr. Musa A. Musa, on Thursday, told
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja, how Shamshudeen Bala,
made payments for three units of four bedroom semi-detatched duplexes in Apo
and Guzape areas of Abuja.
Bala, son of former FCT minister and Bauchi State governor,
Bala Mohammed, made the payments in the name of two companies: Bal-Vac Mining
Nigeria Limited and Diakin Telecommunications Limited.
The witness was the Managing Director and Chief Executive
Officer of the Abuja Investment Company Limited (AICL) at the time the
properties were purchased.
He disclosed that Bala brought United States Dollar cash
equivalent of N10,000,000 to him as part payment for the said properties which
was converted into banking instrument while the remaining payments were made to
the Accounts Department of the company.
Musa revealed that two of the properties were sold to the
defendant at the cost of N74,000,000 each, while the third was sold to his
company at the cost of N66,700,000.
The witness tendered the Bill of Deed Documents of the three
properties in evidence before the court.
Earlier, another prosecution witness, Abba Alli, narrated
how the defendant opened accounts for the companies in Aso Savings and Loan
Plc., stating that payments were made into these accounts in his name.
Alli said he gave the account opening forms to the
defendant, who in turn, filled in the necessary information and returned them
to him for processing.
Justice Dimgba adjourned the matter till March 24, 2020, for
continuation of trial.
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