testified that the houses were houses that the original allottees could not pay up the amount in which the Federal Government put up for sale. He testified that he discussed with the wife of his boss and she then brought the 1st Defendant and both of them briefed him on the availability of the houses with Ad-hoc committee set up by the Honourable Minister for the sale of Federal Government of Nigeria Houses. PW1 testified that he was briefed that what the Ad-Hoc Committee for the sale of the Federal Government of Nigeria Houses needed is somebody with the capacity to pay for the Houses and to show a proof of capacity to pay by depositing the sum of N20,000,000.00 with the Ad-Hoc Committee for the sale of Federal Government of Nigeria Houses. He further testified that for the efforts of the 1st Defendant, she will receive an agency fee of 10% of the eventual cost of the property when allocated and also to give the 1st Defendant N10,000,000.00 up- front as her commission. PW1 testified that the 1st Defendant said to him whenever they are ready, they can go for the inspection of the different houses. PW1 then avers that himself, his boss Victor were taken around the houses by the 1st Defendant at Asokoro and Maitama and the 1st Defendant showed them the houses and that his Boss Victor eventually selected two houses one at Asokoro and one at Maitama. PW1 testified that the next step was to meet the terms of the 1st Defendant and he then made available to the 1st Defendant two draft cheques of N20, 000,000.00 each for the two houses raised in the name of Ad-Hoc Committee. He testified also that he raised a draft cheque of N20,000,000.00 being the 1st Defendant’s Commission in the name of the 5th Defendant as directed by the 1st Defendant. PW1 testified that he then gave the draft cheques totally N60,000,000.00 to the 1st Defendant and the 1st Defendant assured him that in two weeks time the letters of allocation would be ready for collection.PW1 testified that after two weeks the 1st Defendant could not deliver and indeed even after three months, the 1st Defendant Could not deliver the letters of allocation. PW1 testified that at this juncture his Boss Victor becomes fully apprehensive. PW1 testified that the 1st Defendant was always giving one story or the other but the 12

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