and defrauded the petitioner of the sum of N20,000,000 under
the pretext that there were two Federal Government Houses
under their care as agents of the Ad-Hoc Committee for the sales
of the Federal Government properties. That these houses were
located at Asokoro and Maitama and at a cost of N100,000,000
each. That the petitioner indicated interest after inspecting the
two houses and was made to raise four drafts of Zenith bank for
N10,000,000 each as a commitment fee. That the petitioner
raised the 4 drafts and gave the 1st,2ndand 3rd Defendants. That
the four drafts were made in favour of Ad-Hoc Committee for sale
of Federal Government Houses. That the petitioner was also
made to pay the sum of N20,000,000 and she raised draft
cheques of IBTC Bank of N10,000,000 each in favour of Option
Solutions Company which were handed over to the 1st Defendant.
PW3 testified that on receipt of the petition, his team invited the
nominal complainant through her lawyer Barr. Maxwell and she
came to volunteered statement in writing to the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, shedding more light on the
petition. Exhibit 7 is the nominal complainant’s statement to the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. PW3’s team also
invited the personal assistant to the nominal complainant’s
husband, one Alfred (PW1) who also came and volunteered
statement in writing. The team wrote an invitation letter to the 1st
Defendant but she dishonoured the invitation. A call was placed
to her and she said she was out of Abuja but she was
subsequently arrested at her house on the same day and was
brought to their office, interviewed, shown the petition and she
volunteered statement upon being cautioned and she appended
her signature to her statement. She made four statements all
under a words of caution. The said four statements made by the
1st Defendant to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
were admitted in evidence as Exhibits 8, 8A, 8B and 8C. PW3
testified that the 2ndDefendant came when he was called, was
interviewed, shown the petition, was cautioned and wrote five
statements in all. The five statements made by the 2nd Defendant
were admitted in evidence as Exhibits 9, 9A, 9B, 9C and 9D.
PW3 testified that the 3rd Defendant was arrested after a while
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