According to the Defendant, he had a cause to challenge the EFCC Operative
when he gave his Statement that if any Government Official could prove to
him that he was given the Sum of One Hundred, and Eighty Million Naira
(N180, 000, 000), he would refund the said Sum, because he knew no such
Funds was given to him. This was his position. No one was brought before
him, and he only knew about the allegation in Court. Further, no document
was presented to him at the EFCC, showing the movement of Funds from
Salman Global Venture Limited to him. He had no share in the Sum of One
Hundred, and Eighty Million Naira (N180, 000, 000).
He was not even confronted at the EFCC, by any Official of Salman Global
Ventures stating that they received the Sum of One Hundred and Eighty
Million Naira Funds on his behalf or for his benefit. Rev. Jolly Nyame
maintained the point that he never had any dealings with the Managing
Director of Salman Global Ventures Limited regarding the One Hundred and
Eighty Million Naira, and claimed that this was the figment of Alhaji Tutare’s
imagination.
Rev. Jolly Tevoru Nyame, under Cross-Examination and when confronted
with his Extra-Judicial Statement in Exhibit Z4 at Page 3,maintained the
point that he did not refund the One Hundred, and Eighty Million Naira
(N180, 000, 000) till date because no Money was given to him.
The Court will therefore have regard to the other Documentary Exhibits in
regard to the Sum of One Hundred, and Eighty Million Naira (N180, 000,
000).
Before the Court are Exhibits U1, Z4, Z6, Z8, Z12, Z14 and CC in support of
this Count of Offence.
EXHBIT U1, is the Extra-Judicial Statement of Mrs. Asabe Maiangwa, the
Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Finance dated the 16th of November
2005 whose address now reads “care of Poverty Alleviation Governor’s
Office Taraba. She stated inter alia that: -“The rest of the Money I cannot
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