According to him, all the Money paid to him was used to take care of his
Families. From the payment of N33Million he was given N7Milllion by
Abubakar and from the payment of N152Million he was given N10Million
with a Mercedes Car and from the payment of N182Million he was given
N4Milion. All the payments were made after the death of Alhaji Usman, but
he was not given anything from the Sum of N55Millon.
The Defence tendered EXHIBIT Z16, on its own part, and is identical to
the Statement dated the 12th July 2007.
The Position of Alhaji Tutare as seen through his Oral Evidence before the
Court and his Statements attests to the fact that he demanded his own share
of the Proceeds from the Water Project at Ibbi Wukari and more
importantly, attested to the fact that he was instructed by Rev Jolly Nyame as
Governor of Taraba State, to place the Sum of N80 Million (Eighty Million
Naira) from the same Project into the Account of Salman Global Ventures. He
has also acknowledged that this Sum was the Defendant’s own share from
the Water Project Funds. This fact remained unshaken during his CrossExamination. From the totality of all Alhaji Tutare’s Statements before the
EFCC, he acknowledged his wrong doings, made certain refunds of what he
had personally taken, and had appeared to repent, stating that he had learnt
his lesson and asked for forgiveness.
The Second Internal Party is the Defendant Revd. Jolly T. Nyame himself. In
addition to his Oral Testimony before the Court, there is Exhibit
Z4;hisExtra- JudicialStatement dated the 6th of June 2007, which had been
tendered into evidence by the Prosecution.
From this Statement, the Defendant stated that the Ministry conceived the
Ibi-Wukari Water Rehabilitation for Water. Contractors were asked to bid
and the various Communities had since been benefitting from the Project. A
Variation was submitted, and the Project seemed to go slowly because the
Funds were not regularly paid as at when due. Upon the death of the
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