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An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness, Mshelia Arhyel, on Friday failed to link a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, to accounts in Zenith Bank.
Emefiele is charged with property fraud, among others, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The property is located at Plot 109, Cadastral Zone C09, Lokogoma District, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, measures 150,462.86 SQM and comprises 753 housing units.
Emefiele is also standing trial alongside Eric Ocheme, who is at large, for unlawfully keeping in their possession billions of naira in proxy accounts in Zenith Bank.
At the resumed hearing of the matter at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, the first prosecution witness (PW1), Arhyel, was taken in evidence by the prosecution counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN).
Arhyel is a compliance officer in Zenith Bank, and he narrated how money was received and deposited in the accounts of three companies.
The companies are MG Properties Limited, Ifedigo Integrated Services and Kelvito Integrated Services.
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The witness also mentioned names of cash depositors and transfers as Chukwuma Opara, Peters Adebayo, and Wilson.
Under cross-examination by Matthew Burkaa (SAN), Emefiele’s counsel, the witness told the court that he does not know the owner of the accounts.
When he was asked if he was called to make a statement by EFCC in respect of the accounts, he said no and that he didn’t know he was going to testify..
The witness, however, said he signed the certificate of compliance on May 29 and didn’t know he would speak on the document.
When asked if Emefiele’s name was on the account opening documents, he said no.
Justice Yusuf Halilu, after the cross-examination, adjourned the matter till November 26 for continuation of the trial.
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