PW3, Kyanta Kumiyawo is the investigating officer in this case.
PW3 in the course of his investigation of exhibit 3, a petition
written on behalf of PW4, Mr. Effiong Nsungusi proprietorof
Fine Trust Academy that his land allocated to his company in
1997 by Abuja Municipal Area Council officials was re- allocated
to another company called Pax Education Resources. PW3
testified that in the course of their investigation, they
requested for the two policy files of the two companies. PW3
confirmed the evidence of PW2 that the application was made
by PTA Nigeria Limited but the allocation came out in the name
of Pax Education Resources. PW3 stated that they conducted a
search on PTA Nigeria Limited with Corporate Affairs
Commission and he then testified as follows:“Search report at Corporate Affairs Commission
indicated that Pax (Nigeria) Limited is a Director in
Pax Education Resources and the 1st Defendant, Mr.
Patrick Pillah is a Director in PTA (Nigeria) Limited.
PW3 testified further thus:-“we now discovered that there is a
link between PTA (Nigeria) Limited and Pax Education
Resource.”
He stated that when the 1st Defendant was invited by the
commission, the 1st Defendant stated that the General Manager
of Pax Education Resource is his relation. The 1st Defendant
admitted this fact in his statement exhibit 11 wherein he stated
that Joseph Jande, the General Manager is his second cousin.
Further, PW3 in the course of his investigation testified thus:-“
1st Defendant confessed to us that he was the one that
processed the land in favour of Pax Education Resource, a
company of his relation or cousin.” The testimony of PW3 was
also confirmed by the 1st Defendant in his statement, exhibit
11 wherein he stated:“I facilitated the acquisition,
property in question.”
processing of the
The evidence of PW4, Effiong Nsungusi, the proprietor of Fine
Trust Academy further confirmed the testimonies of Pws1,2,3
to the effect that on 11th October, 1997, he completed an
application form for grant of school land and submitted to
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