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 20

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