of arresting his daughters was resurrected. The issues for
interrogation this time were the payment of $300,000.00
and the return of a Ford Expedition, Jaguar and a Range
Rover Evoque.
During the renewed interrogation DW1
told STF2 that all the issues were bills that SEI Nig. Ltd
settled either by cash or credit and they bordered on the
expenses incurred on behalf of SEI, related to the
prosecution of the war against Boko Haram. The STF 2
team refused to listen and insisted that he would be
detained and his daughters would be arrested if he
refused to concede and bring back the vehicles to EFCC.
It is the evidence of the Defendant that the truth is that
Himma Abubakar not having money at that time to
execute the purported contracts owing to a lack of
regular payment from the Office of NSA. The Defendant
incurred and paid a lot of Himma’s bills which he (Himma)
paid back in piece meal. The witness also stated that he
insisted to Himma the need for them to reconcile their
accounts. The reconciliation was done on 27/3/15 which
was duly captured in Exhibit W.
The Defendant testified that he gave full explanations to
STF1 who duly recorded him and took some annexures
from him; that to his surprise at the trial some statements
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