A dispatch rider, Monday Osazuwa, has presented additional evidence before a Lagos High Court in Ikeja, revealing that the former Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, instructed him not to maintain any records of the funds he purportedly received on Emefiele’s behalf.
Osazuwa, serving as the first prosecution witness in Emefiele’s trial, once again took the witness stand on Monday following an application approved by Justice Rahman Oshodi for his re-examination.
CREEBHILLS recalls that Emefiele is facing trial for alleged misconduct in office and money laundering amounting to $4.5 billion and N2.8 billion.
During the resumed hearing of the case on Monday, Osazuwa, who was cross-examined by Emefiele’s attorney, Olalekan Ojo, SAN, testified that Emefiele had engaged him directly on several occasions, during which he instructed him not to document any details regarding the money he received or delivered.
Osazuwa also conceded that he possessed no documents from either Emefiele or his co-defendant, Henry Omoile, confirming the receipt of such funds.
The witness further acknowledged that there were no witnesses present when he handed over the money to Emefiele.
Prior to his testimony, the fifth prosecution witness, Mrs. Ifeoma Ogbonnaya, a business relationship manager with Zenith Bank Plc, concluded her testimony by emphasizing that there had been communication between her and Mrs. Margaret Emefiele concerning the accounts of three companies.
She also verified that, in all the documentation available to her as the representative of Zenith Bank, there was no evidence linking Emefiele to the transactions, nor any interactions with the second defendant, Henry Omoile.
Justice Oshodi adjourned the trial until Wednesday, October 30th, for further proceedings.
