Another Material Deviation from the Contents of his Statement was when he
stated that there was Disbursement of Security Funds from Jalingo to Abuja,
but his disbursement in cash WAS NOT for Security Funds. If so, then his
Orderly could not have signed for it.
The Defendant had also stated that the Monies formed part of his
Dispensation. What exactly he meant by that, was unexplained by him. The
definition of Dispensation is clear to all but what is not clear, is his
understanding of the word ‘Dispensation’, because he specifically isolated
his Duty Tour Allowances and Security Funds from his Dispensation.
The only other Entitlement would be his Salary, as depicted in the Payroll,
Exhibits AA1, AA2 and AA3, and his Statement of Account in Exhibit SS and
finally, his Code of Conduct Forms in Exhibits RR1, RR2 and RR3. None of
these Documents demonstrated any of these Sums in the Counts. Therefore,
the justification for the receipt of these Monies was left unaddressed by the
Defendant.
Finally, it is also important to note that Rev. Jolly Nyame admitted collecting
these Sums of Monies in his Extra-Judicial Statements in Exhibit Z6directly
from the Accountant, who brings the Monies to him in Cash, but before the
Court, he ascribed collection to his Orderly. The only disputed point is the
manner of delivery of the Funds to him.
Since, the Defendant accepted that he received Funds, then it did not matter
the HOW, or the WHERE he received it. It is tantamount to flogging a Dead
Horse! The issue is he received it. Had he maintained the assertion in his
Statement before the Court, it would have been totally irrelevant whether he
collected the Monies in the Room, Parlour or in his Car, because he was
legitimately receiving Security Votes.
The Defendant capped it all by throwing a Spanner into the Works, when he
stated that the Security Funds were contained in a Safe in the Government
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