As regards, Count 2, the Defendant, Jolly Tevoru Nyame, is said to have
committed Criminal Breach of Trust in respect of the Sum of One Hundred
and Eighty Million Naira (N180, 000, 000) meant for the Purchase of
Stationeries by the Taraba State Government, for his Personal Use.
The facts and surrounding circumstances of this Count 2 is an Offshoot of
the Sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Million Naira (N250, 000, 000). The
Witnesses and the Procedural Steps to be taken are the same. The Dates,
Location, Venue, Participants and Documentary Exhibits are the same except
of the Testimony of the Defendant and few Exhibits.
The Defendant in his Examination in Chief, stated that his involvement with
the Two Hundred and Fifty Million Naira (N250, 000, 000 .00) only came by
way of signing a Memo from the Ministry of Finance requesting Funds to buy
Stationeries for onward distribution to the State Ministries, Department as
the needs may arise. He had never collected the Sum of One Hundred and
Eighty Million Naira (N180, 000, 000. 00) from any one regarding the Two
Hundred and Fifty Million Naira (N250, 000, 000.00) Contract for the
Purchase of Stationeries.
As earlier seen, a Memo needs to be raised and Approved before a Job is
awarded and Funds paid.
DW4, Rev. Jolly Tevoru Nyame, stated that during the course of the
investigation at the EFCC, he was never at any time confronted with any
documents that showed that he received the Sum of One Hundred, and
Eighty Million Naira (N180, 000, 000.00), whether he signed personally, or
delegated someone to sign for him. There were no Documents to that effect,
and neither were there Documents showing any Fundswere released to him,
and also noFunds were traced to his Account, and no person was brought
before him during the course of the investigation to challenge or to assert
that he/she gave him the Sum of One Hundred, and Eighty Million Naira
(N180, 000, 000).
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