Educational Resource was substituted with the
name PTA. The 1st Defendant is not a
shareholder or Director in either PTA or pax
Educational Resources.”
DW1 further testified in –chief thus:- “ I Reverend Father Dr.
Pius Ajike is the Chief Executive and Director of Pax Education
Resource.”
Then under cross examination by the prosecution DW1 testified
as follows:“ I was directed by the church to apply for the
land. All along I was acting for the church.”
DW1 under cross examination by the prosecution testified
thus:“Pius Ajike and Catholic Church are one and the
same. The Directors of Pax Education Resource
are also the same as Catholic Church.”
DW1 testified once again thus:“I am the alter ego of Pax Education Resource but it
goes with the church. It is correct PTA (Nigeria)
Limited belongs to me. It is equally for the church.”
In both his evidence in chief and cross examination by the
prosecution, DW1 has been consistent that he is the owner of
both PTA (Nigeria) Limited and Pax Education Resource. He
also testified that both PTA (Nigeria) and Pax Education
Resource are incorporated entities but he cannot remember
when Pax Education Resource was incorporated except when
shown the documents. Then DW1 was confronted with Exhibit
10, the particulars of Directors of PTA Nigeria Limited and he
testified as follows:“I can see exhibit 10. My name is not on the list of
Directors of PTA Nigeria Limited. PTA Nigeria Limited
has three Directors. It is correct I am not one of the
Directors but I am the Chief Executive.”
At this juncture, DW1 became completely unstable and
uncoherent by being confronted with exhibit 10. Hence, by
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