against him before Barr. Hamza Liman who took the defendant to Civil Defence of Sokoto South Local Government where he was detained. He promised that he will pay N3 Million and so he was granted bail, but he did not fulfill his promise, and so he was rearrested and detained. Chile Okoroma Esq: Who is Barr. Hamza Liman Esq? PW1: He was my lawyer at that time and at that time the said Hamza Liman filed a complaint before the EFCC. Chile Okoroma Esq: You said you know Malami Mohammed Tambuwal, does he have any connection with this case? PW1: Yes he has connection with this transaction because I acted as his agent in this transaction. In fact the defendant even got Malami’s phone number. Chile Okoroma Esq: That is all for this witness. Court: Cross-examination Prof. Ibrahim Abdullahi SAN: Malami Muhammed Tambuwal is a Civil Servant? PW1: Yes he was formerly a Civil Servant but at the time of the purchase of the houses, Malami was still in the Civil Services. He was at that time working at the Cabinet Office, Sokoto. Prof. Ibrahim Abdullahi SAN: The purported instalmental payments were made by Malami to the defendant through you? PW1: Yes he made the payments through me and all the instalmental payments were made by cash not through the bank. Prof. Ibrahim Abdullahi SAN: Do you have any acknowledging document evidencing that you made the instalmental payments to the defendant? Page 4 of 43