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The 17th prosecution witnesser successful the ongoing alleged wealth laundering lawsuit filed against the contiguous past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, and 2 others, said on Wednesday that the erstwhile politician was not progressive successful immoderate of the spot transactions earlier the court.
The witness, Shehu Bello Bala, told the court, portion being cross-examined by the Defendant’s Counsel, Paul Daudu, SAN, that the 2nd defendant.Umar Shuaib Oricha, also
did not enactment successful immoderate of the transactions.
He noted that 1 Dr Farouk Bello served arsenic the cause during the acquisition transactions
On cross-examination, he, however, noted that helium was alert that the rubric documents – Deed of Assignment and Power of Attorney – were returned to Efab Estate by Farouk Bello.
The witnesser had earlier said helium was not successful anyhow related to Ali Bello and Farouk Bello, whom helium had mentioned successful his examination-in-chief.
He besides confirmed that helium was not from Kogi State, implying that helium was not besides related to the erstwhile governor.
The witness, a commodity trader, who said helium was from Katsina State, noted that helium met Ali Bello astir 14 years ago.
“So you person known him agelong capable to cognize the benignant of businesses helium is into,” the Defendant’s Counsel said.
“I knew Ali Bello successful the people of my concern which is commodity trading. We person do...
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