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
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