To another question, he answered that they mentioned Abdullai Seidu. That he is at
large. That amongst the documents, the 1st Defendant brought deposit slips in favour
of Abdullai Seidu. To another question, he answered that the documents are fake.
The Defendants could not tell their victims where to go. That they did not investigate
any of the eight persons whose names are on the letters to determine whether they
gained employment with NSCDC.
The 2nd Prosecution witness is Mayaki David. He lives in Kwali, FCT. He is a
public servant at the Gwagwalada Office of the nscda. He joined the corps in 2010.
He is an assistant Superintendent Corp 2. He knows the Defendants. That on
29/04/15 at about 3:15 p.m , one Simon J. Abutu came to their office at Gwagwalada
with a Civil Defence Appointment letter and sought to know if the Appointment letter
was genuine. They collected the letter, scrutinized it and found out that the letter was
fake. He said it was Peace Exe who helped him to procure the letter from the duo of
1st and 2nd Defendants. They invited Peace Eze to the office and he disclosed that he
paid the duo of the Defendants the sum of N600,000 to secure the appointment
letters. The Defendants were arrested, the 2nd Defendant was filling the NSCDC
Forms. The house was searched and Civil Defence Acceptance letters and fake
photocopies were found. They took the 2nd Defendant with Exhibits to the office.
The Defendants were later transferred to the State command for further investigation.
Under Cross-examination, the witness answered that the fake appointment letters
were recovered and taken to the office. That Defendants are not members of staff of
NSCDC. That at the time the appointment letters were authored, there was no
recruitment in the NSCDC. That such appointment letters are not issued at home
but in the office. That he does not know Abdullai Seidu.
4