of the Commissioners of the State. Under Cross-Examination she stated that
before she wrote the Petition to the EFCC, Abubakar Ali informed her about
the Money paid to the Taraba State Governor.
In EXHIBIT B, the Petition written by the Solicitor to Hajia Kulu Usman and
Maimuna Usman Abubakar to the EFCC, it alleged that
“Suleiman Abubakar collected a Cheque due to the Deceased’s Company
(AL USAB INTERNATIONAL LTD) from the Taraba State Government in
the Sum N135, 794, 608.00, which they said Suleiman opened a new
Account with Zenith Bank, Account No. CA6012805693. The Sum was
lodged on the 12th April 2005 and by the 13th of April 2005, N90, 250,
000.00 was withdrawn. By the 6th of May 2005, what was left in the
Account was less than N2, 000, 000.00”.
From these three instances listed above, Hajia Kulu Usman was consistent as
regards this Sum of N90 Million.
Now, from a close look at the Statement of PW2, Mr. Usman Abubakar
Suleiman in EXHIBIT D, dated the 26TH September 2006 tendered by the
Defence, it can be seen that the “Ibi Wukari Water Project was about
N372Million, and was not up to 10% complete when CEO died. The
Balance needed to complete the Project was 35M but he was told to add
100M by the Commissioner for Finance, Abubakar Tutare, who had given
him the Account Number at Zenith Bank but he did not know the reason.
According to him, tax of N10 Million was deducted from the 100Million
Naira and given to the State Government, and N 90 Million Naira was
paid, 10 Million Naira was VAT and 8 Million Naira Cash was paid to the
Commissioner for Finance as demanded, at his Hotel Room at Russel
Centre through his wife, which was withdrawn from his Account in
Zenith Bank Jalingo on the 19th of April 2005. He added that the 100
Million Naira was paid to Account No. 6013407822, Zenith Bank
Also in evidence is EXHIBIT C, the Complimentary Card of Alhaji Ibrahim
Abubakar, the MD/CEO of Salman Global Ventures Limited tendered by
Prosecution which on the reverse side of the Card is written the words
“Salman Global Ventures 6013407822’ N80m”.
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