Salman Global Ventures Nigeria Limited received the Sum of Two Hundred,
and Fifty Million Naira (N250, 000, 000) and receipted this Sum to the
Ministry of Finance and subsequently, through the evidence, the Sum of
Seventy Million Naira was paid back to the Ministry of Finance to procure
the BulkPurchase of Stationeries and Office Equipment.
Where then did the One Hundred, and Eighty Million Naira (N180, 000, 000)
go?
Alhaji Abubakar Tutare, the Substantive Commissioner for Finance, made an
Extra Judicial Statement to the EFCC with his New Address Location as
Ministry of Water Resources and this is contained in EXHIBIT Z12and it is
dated 6th March 2006. He filled in his Name in the Cautionary Words
administered, which included amongst others, the Clause, “I FREELY ELECT
TO STATE AS FOLLOWS.” After this Clause, he signed and dated it and
thereafter he stated thus: - “Further to the statement I gave on the 4th of
November 2005, I wish to add that on the issue of One Hundred and Eighty
Million, that I have collected back the said amount from Alh. Ibrahim
Abubakar and was given to my Governor by myself at Abuja. The Money
was collected in cash (wish) is part of the Two Hundred and Fifty Million
main for Purchase of Stationeries N250Million for the Purchase of
Stationeries.”(sic)
Now, during Trial Alhaji Abubakar Tutare stated that ALL his Extra-Judicial
Statements to the EFCC before the Court were Voluntarily made by him
except for Exhibits Z9, Z10, Z12, and Z13. According to him under CrossExamination by the Defence, he stated that Exhibits Z9, Z10 and Z13,
including Exhibit Z12, referred to above, were obtained under Duress
adding that the facts were not fresh in his mind.
It is important to state that when he authored Exhibit Z12 on the 6th of
March 2006, the facts set out therein were at the Freshest Moments, as the
transaction of the Sum of One Hundred and Eighty Million (N180, 000, 000)
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