PW8, Mr. Abdulrahman Mohammed, Accountant Liaison Office Abuja,
corroborated the evidence of Mr. Dennis Nev and Mr. Japheth Wubon to the
effect that Monies were sent from Taraba State to the Liaison Office for the
Defendant’s use. Mr Wubon would instruct him to raise a Cheque, Cash it for
onward transmission to the Defendant.
He would go to the Bank, and then would take the Money to the Governor’s
Private Sitting Room and inform him that he had a Message for him from
Jalingo. The Defendant as Governor would then ask him to go upstairs and
drop it in an open room, and he would go on his way. There were times he
would meet the Governor in his Room upstairs and drop it. There were also
times the Governor was not around, so he would ask the Steward, Dennis
Bobo Umar to open up the room and he would keep the Money there.
Upon delivery of the Cash, he would then call the Defendant’s Chief Detail,
Mr. Aboki to notify him of his compliance with the instructions of the
Permanent Secretary, Mr. Wubon and he would be told that the Governor
would be notified. According to this witness, he was told that the Monies
were meant for the Governor. He had accurately described the Domestic and
Security Staff at the Governor’s Lodge and named them, showing familiarity
of the going ons at the Government Lodge, including the Protocols. He had
also stated that it was not necessary that he be seen by the outside Security
whenever he carried the Money into the Governor’s Lodge, and had only
delivered the Money in small batches to the Lodge. He stated that the
Orderly, the Chief Detail and the ADC were always with the Governor and
they usually stays downstairs, whilst he takes the Monies upstairs to his
usual place of keeping the Monies.
The evidence of this witness serves to confirm that he was the deliverer of
the Money transferred to the Defendant and was able to situate the cash in
hand to the near proximity of the Defendant. At the end of the day, the truth
of the actual cash receipt is between his evidence and that of the Defendant.
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