Delivery of the Monies in Cash were taken to his Bedroom at the Governor’s
Lodge, Abuja.
Mr. Philip Akolo confirmed his closeness to the Defendant as an Orderly and
confirmed receiving and signing for Funds due to the Defendant as Governor.
However, he stressed the fact that he only collected Allowances and nothing
else, and that he never collected any Huge Sums of Monies for the benefit of
the Defendant. He also denied seeing certain Government Officials make
Cash Deliveries to the Defendant in BOTH his Office at Jalingo and at the
Liaison Office/Governor’s Lodge in Abuja.
The Other Two Witnesses for the Defence testified as to the Administrative
Procedural Steps of Ministries, Payments therefrom and the Application of
the Financial Instructions of the State, stating that the Auditor General of the
State did not query the Funds expended because proper steps were taken.
Now,the Court will consider the Substantive Offences in the Charge: AS REGARDS THE 1ST SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER CRIMINAL BREACH
OF TRUST: -STATIONERIES IN COUNT ONE FOR THE SUM OF TWO
HUNDRED, AND FIFTY MILLION NAIRA (N250, 000, 000)
The Defendant, Jolly Tevoru Nyame, in Count 1 is alleged to have
committed Criminal Breach of Trust in respect of the Sum of Two Hundred,
and Fifty Million Naira (N250, 000, 000) meant for the Purchase of
Stationeries by the Taraba State Government. In Proof, the Prosecution
called the following Host of Witnesses and tendered the following List of
Documents.
Learned Senior Counsel representing the Prosecution called a total number
of Seven Witnesses, and they are: - PW4, Mr. Dennis Nev, the Permanent
Secretary Government House Jalingo; PW5, Mr. Japheth Wubon, the
Permanent Secretary Taraba State Abuja Liaison Office; PW6, Alhaji
Abubakar Nagari, the Chief Accountant in the Office of the Accountant
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