Nigeria Houses is a continuous process and it depends on the
period in which the sales are on-going. He said that as at the
time the bank drafts were issued there might be sales of Federal
Government of Nigeria Houses in Abuja. PW2 testified that there
might be instances where a draft is returned by the Committee.
He stated that not everybody that indicated interest got the
property.
Under further cross, PW2 stated that he knows the 2nd Defendant
as a staff of FCT and knew him even before PW2 worked with the
Committee. That the 2nd Defendant had related with the
Committee previously on the sale of Federal Government of
Nigeria Houses. PW2 stated that his Committee received
expression of interest in writing from anybody and he is not
aware that the 2nd Defendant has been applying for sale of
houses. PW2 stated that the 2nd Defendant has however been
coming to the Committee once a while.
He testified that applications for sale come to the Head. No
application would be processed without his directives. He
reiterated that the sale is a continuous process and his office
does not advertise for sale at all.
PW3 is the investigating police officer in this case together with
his team. He is a Deputy Superintendent of Police by rank and
works with the Nigeria Police Force. He is however on
secondment to the EFCC and posted to Intelligence and Special
Section Team 2. He testified that there are five members in Team
2, viz; Ishaku Sharu(as team leader), Ibrahim Abdullahi, Mrs. Oji
Kwajofa, Samina Isah and himself as the second in command.
PW3 described the main duties of the team to be investigating
any financial crime assigned to the team, taking suspects to
Court after receiving legal advice from their office and any other
duty assigned to the team by the Executive Chairman of the
EFCC. PW3 identified all the Defendants in the dock. He testified
that sometime in 2013, a petition was received through the office
of the Chairman. It was written by one Barr. Maxwell on behalf of
the nominal complainant i.e. Sonia Victor against the 1st, 2nd and
3rd Defendants. He said the purport of the petition was the
allegation that the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Defendants conspired together
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