DW1. DW2 is Fayumiorbo while DW3 was Dom Richard Tor.
The 1st Defendant testified as DW4, Lawal Galadima, a staff of
Federal Capital Development Authority testified as DW5 while
the last witness testified pursuant to a subpoena as DW7. He is
one Sgt Sabo Yakubu with the Jikwoyi Police Station. The 2nd
Defendant testified on his behalf as DW6. Exhibits 1, 2, 3, 4
and 4(a) were admitted in evidence through PW1 on behalf of
the 1st Defendant while exhibit 13 was admitted in evidence on
behalf of the 1st Defendant through PW4.
In his testimony, DW1 stated that he knows the 1st Defendant
in 1984 while he was teaching in Makurdi. According to DW1
the Bishop of Abuja Diocese made him as Director of Lands
Administration for purpose of obtaining lands for Parishes. He
testified that when the road construction was to be done along
Nyanya, their land in Jikwoyi was affected and many Churches
were affected and they were re-allocated to Phase 3 of Jikwoyi,
Abuja. According to DW1, he then applied for three (3)
different plots – Church, Vocational Centre and School. DW1
testified that the applications were granted with different sizes.
According to him, the size of the plot for the school was two (2)
hectares and it is called Pax Education Resource with Plot No.
2209. DW1 testified that the land application form for Pax
Education Resource was submitted by Mr. Joseph on his behalf
in July, 2000. DW1 testified that he first applied for the land
with the name of P.T.A meaning “Pius Terwase Ajike” and the
land was allocated in the name of Pax Education Resource as
he was advised by the Land Registry to submit an educational
name. He testified that the 1st Defendant is not a Shareholder
or a Director in either P.T.A or Pax Education Resource. DW1
testified that the 1st Defendant played no role in processing his
land application. He however testified that when his operation
Manager, Mr. Joseph Jande reported to him that he was having
difficulty with the land as someone had come out to say the
land belonged to him, DW1 asked Joseph Jande to meet the 1st
Defendant for help being a Senior Officer in the Land
Department. The allocation letters of Plots 2208 and 2209 were
admitted in evidence as exhibits 15 and 15(a) respectively.
DW2 is a Civil Servant and works with the Department of
Urban and Regional Planning of Federal Capital Development
Authority and he was posted to Abuja Municipal Area Council in
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