The Prosecution has alleged under Counts 4 and 5 that Reverend Jolly
Tevoru Nyame while he was the Governor of Taraba State accepted from one
Abubakar Suleiman of Alusab International (Nig.) Ltd through Salman
Global Ventures (Nig.) Ltd a Gratification in the sum of N80, 000,000.00
(Eighty Million Naira), (which was not a lawful remuneration) as reward
for the Award of Contract by the Taraba State Government to ALUSAB
International (Nig.) Ltd and in Count 5, that while being the Governor of
Taraba State of Nigeria accepted from one Abubakar Suleiman of Alusab
International (Nig.) Ltd through Salman Global Ventures Ltd, a Valuable
thing to wit: the sum of N80, 000,000.00(Eighty Million Naira) without
consideration and knew it to have connection with his Official Function to
wit: the Execution of the Water Project at IBI/WUKARI in Taraba State.
The Prosecution in Proof of these Offence called Six Witnesses, who are;
PW1, Hauwa Kulu Usman the Complainant and Widow of the Late Alhaji
Usman Abubakar PW2; Usman Abubakar Suleiman late brother to Late
Alhaji Usman Abubakar PW3; Mr Olubunmi Ogunode, a Compliance Officer
working with Zenith Bank Plc. PW9; Mr. Ibrahim Galadima, the 1st EFCC
Investigating Police Officer; PW10, Abubakar Tutare, the erstwhile
Commissioner of Finance and PW14, Dandison Akurunwa, a Subpoenaed
Witness.
In further Proof, the Prosecution tendered Ten Documentary Exhibits,
which are: Exhibit A Statement of Hauwa Kulu Usman, the PW1 (Widow to
Alhaji Usman Abubakar (Deceased) – Executive Chairman, Alusab
International), Exhibit B - Petition by Solicitor to Hajia Kulu Usman and
Maimuna Usman Abubakar to the EFCC. Exhibit C, the Complimentary of
Alhaji Ibrahim Abubakar, MD/CEO of Salman Global Ventures; Exhibit D,
Statement of Usman Abubakar Suleiman - PW2 dated 26th September 2006
tendered by the Defence; Exhibit H, - Account Statements of Salman Global
Ventures with Zenith Bank, Account No. 6013407822 from 1st October 2004
to 30th September 2009, and 1st Of October 2009 to 3rd of June 2010
tendered by the Prosecution. Also Tendered were Exhibit K, -Two Deposit
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