went to meet the nominal complainant’s husband and his
personal assistant. At the nominal complainant’s husband’s
request, DW1 testified that they went round to identify and
inspect the properties for sale. The 1st Defendant showed PW1
and nominal complainant husband about 5 different buildings that
were up for balloting and PW1 picked two of them and requested
the 1st Defendant to direct the person facilitating the sale of the
properties to act quickly. The 1st Defendant met with the 3rd
Defendant who gave the price of the houses that Ad-Hoc
Committee put up for sale and the amounts for facilitation. Upon
being informed, the nominal complainant’s husband issued bank
drafts for the Ad- Hoc Committee for purchase of the House and
cheques for the facilities. The nominal complainant’s husband
directed the 1st Defendant to forward part of the money to the
facilitation upon which he transferred the sum of N10,000,000.00
amount for the forms to the 3rd Defendant. The 1st Defendant
testified that the 2nd and 3rd Defendants subsequently told her
that the identified properties chosen may not be available but
that other properties can be secured.
It is 1st Defendant’s further testimony that the nominal
complainant’s husband called her after two weeks to find out
what was happening and she explained to him to exercise some
patience that they are still on it. The 2nd Defendant told the 1st
Defendant to wait when she got directly in contact with him and
she informed the nominal complainant’s Husband who told her to
allow the 2nd Defendant continue with his effort in getting the
properties while she tries her own connection. The 1st Defendant
testified that she tried through the younger brother of Chief of
staff. At the nominal complainant’s husband’s request, a meeting
was convened with him, the 1st Defendant and the 2nd Defendant.
The 2nd Defendant informed the meeting that it is a bit difficult to
still get the properties. The 1st Defendant then informed the
nominal complainant’s husband of how much she paid to the 3rd
Defendant and the chief of staff’s people for facilitation. The
nominal complainant’s husband asked if he could get back his
money from the Ad-Hoc Committee to which the 2nd Defendant
answer in the affirmative. The nominal complainant’s husband
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