19th of August, 2015 unfortunately, I had to attend a meeting at
the scheduled time and so I could not meet with the officers until
about 1.15pm.”
The oral testimony of PW1 on the 24th March, 2016 is consistent
with the statement contained in exhibit 2. PW1 further testified
and explained that on the 18th August, 2015, he received a phone
call from an unknown person at about 9:30pm. PW1 stated that
the caller asked him whether he is Ibrahim Bomai the Director
Finance of FCT? PW1 answered in the affirmative. PW1 then
testified that the caller introduced himself as Hon. Ndanusa, a
commissioner with Independent Corrupt Practices Commission
(ICPC) and that there is a petition in respect of the former
Honourable Minister, Senator Bala Mohammed and himself, the
Director of Treasury. PW1 further testified that Hon. Ndanusa said
to him that he was going to send two of his officers of
Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) the following
day being 19th August, 2015 with a copy of the petition for him to
go through and later they discuss on the petition.
Then the 1st Defendant, Hon. Salihu Ndanusa Dauda in his
statement to the officials of Independent Corrupt Practices
Commission (ICPC), exhibit 6, the 1st Defendant state:- “ I know
Solomon Adakwu in Zaria for long.” In exhibit 6, the 1st
Defendant also states:33