people who destroyed the development. The matter was reported to the
police. The people who carried out the destruction were invited to the
police station. They claimed to have also bought the land. The case was
transferred to the Force Headquarters and thereafter to the EFCC. His
further testimony is that the certificate of occupancy given to the school
was given to their banker as security for a loan but that a CTC of the
said certificate was given to the EFCC. He identified Appendix A attached
to Exhibit 1 as the certificate of occupancy given to EFCC. He tendered
the Deed of Assignment between Dyna Ladejj Investment and Lead British
International School and the Power of Attorney between Mrs. Mary Okoh
and Dyna Ladejj which were admitted in evidence as Exhibits 3 and 4
respectively.
He testified further that the school paid for the land with a
manager’s
cheque.
The
cheque
for
Thirty
Seven
Million
Naira
was
tendered and admitted in evidence as Exhibit 5. He was cross examined
on the discrepancy in the description of the property in Exhibits 3 and 4.
P.W.3 is one Ekundayo Gideon Olayinka, a detective with the EFCC
whose schedule of duties include investigation of cases assigned to him
by his superior officers. His testimony is as follows: That sometimes in the
year 2012 the EFCC received a petition from Ogbeide Associates on
behalf of one Amasi Okon. The petition was tendered and admitted in
evidence as Exhibit 6. He said Exhibit 6 was minuted to him and his
team for investigation. He stated as follows:
“The petitioner alleged that sometime in the same year the
defendant approached him for an assistance of funds in the
sum of N30million for her to execute a contract awarded to
her. The petitioner told her he is not a lender organisation but
after so much pressure he gave a sum of N30milliion to her
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