said he lost money but the 2nd Defendant offered to give the
nominal complainant’s his property at Asokoro.
The 1st
Defendant testified that the nominal complainant husband said he
was interested and enquired how much to which the 2nd
Defendant answered N60,000,000.00. The 2nd Defendant
produced the title of document of his Asokoro property and gave
same to the nominal complainant’s husband, although the 1st
Defendant testified she wasn’t there when he did so. She
however testified that PW1 confirmed from Abuja Geographic
Information system (AGIS) that the title documents was genuine.
The nominal complainant said she likes the land and asked to
keep the title documents pending the time he rallied round to get
the money for payment. The 1st Defendant testified that the 2nd
Defendant had returned the draft cheques to nominal
complainant’s husband. The 2nd Defendant subsequently reported
the returned of the draft cheques to her. The 2nd Defendant
subsequently reported the status of the transaction to the
nominal complainant who said she will go and verify the property
by herself. When the nominal complainant got to Abuja
Geographic Information System (AGIS) for the verification, the
title documents were seize from her. The 1st Defendant stated in
her evidence that the property is situate by AIT Asokoro
Extension. She only recalls one of the properties put up for sale
by Ad-Hoc Committee which is at Asokoro opposite Skye bank.
She testified that the balance of the facilitators’ fee was declared
to the nominal complainant’s husband who told her to hold unto
the money until he sort out the 2nd Defendant. She stated in her
evidence that when the nominal complainant could not get the
properties and the amounts, he accepted the offer of the 2nd
Defendant’s property. She however does not know whether the
nominal complainant executed any agreement with the 2nd
Defendant in respect of the 2nd Defendant’s property.
Under cross – examination, the 1st Defendant stated that based
on the relationship she has with the nominal complainant, she
(Nominal complainant) believes in what the 1st Defendant said
and what the 1st Defendant brings to her. She is not a staff or
agent of Ad-Hoc Committee on sale of Government properties.
She admits making several statements to the Economic and
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