He was shown Exhibit P4 at Page 3, the Instructions for payments on the Plateau State Government
Letterhead Paper, and he denied ever seeing it before.
According to DW15, the Defendant had explained to him the reasons for disbursing these Monies in
the manner he did. He had said that the Sum of N100Million given to Mr. Edu was actually for PDP
South-West, the N100Million for Marine Float Limited was actually for PDP North-East, and Part of
the Money was for Plateau State Government. However, DW15 did not know what the N80Million
paid to the Permanent Secretary was for, and did not know of any other beneficiary.
Under Cross-examination, DW15 testified that his principal loyalty was to the Nigeria Police, and his
duties were to fight, detect, and arrest crime and had never performed any duty outside his legal
duties. He was shown Exhibit P14 at Pages 27 and 28, and agreed that it was on the same day he
met with the Permanent Secretary that he was given the Central Bank Cheque, adding that Two Bank
Drafts were given to him Personally, whilst the N80Million Draft, was given to the Person who
accompanied him. On that same day, the Bank Draft he Personally gave to Mr. Yomi Edu, was
photocopied, and signed as Acknowledgment Copy, and he gave it to the Defendant. As regards the
Second Bank Draft, he took it to the Bank and only gave the Deposit Slip to the Defendant, his
Principal on the same day, the 12th of July 2001.
He acknowledged the fact that he was under Oath, stating that the Cheque given to him on the 12th of
July 2001, which he signed for, was a Central Bank Cheque written in the name of Plateau State
Government. He knew that a Lodgment of a Cheque would require a process of clearance, but did not
know how many days it would take the Cheque to clear, or whether a Cheque must first be cleared
before withdrawals can be made.
He agreed that the Defendant gave him a Note on how the Monies would be disbursed on the 12th. He
was then shown Exhibit P4 at Page 2, the Defendant’s Note that was given to him, and he read out
the date the Defendant signed it, which was the 19th of July 2001.
This Witness had no response when confronted with the disparity of the dates he was instructedwhether it was the 12th or the 19th of July 2001.
He was also referred to the Bank’s Minute on the Note, which stated “Please treat as per Customer’s
Request”, and read out the date to be 20th of July 2001, but DW15 in response, claimed the Letter was
addressed to the Bank Manager, to whom he delivered, and his assignment ended there. He
acknowledged the Signature of the Defendant on the note dated the 19th, but stated he was not a
Handwriting Expert.
As regards the N80Million Cheque, he was shown Exhibit P7 at Page 2 and told to note the date of
the Cheque was made out to Union Homes dated the 20th July 2001. He replied by saying that he did
not lie when he earlier stated that the Cheque was given to him on the 12th. He also was shown
Exhibit P7 at Page 3, the Marine Float Cheque, and acknowledged the date of issuance to be the 15th
August 2001.
According to this Witness, he was not telling a lie concerning the date he collected the Cheque, the
12th of July 2001, and did not know whether the dates were either backdated or front dated. He was
shown the reverse side of the Marine Float Cheque, which showed the date of receipt by the Bank as
the 22nd, but maintained the fact that he deposited the Cheque on the 12th. He was aware that the
Bank would sign on the Deposit Slip, and identified the Bank Stamp to be the 22nd of August 2001, and
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