EFCC Press Release
A witness in the ongoing
trial of former governor of Kogi state,
Prince Abubakar Audu, Irile Fidelis on Thursday, January 29, told a Federal
Capital Territory High Court sitting in Abuja, that he knew nothing about a building
called Nitel Quarters that was purportedlyconstructed for the Kogi State government
by his company during the tenure of Abubakar Audu as governor of the state
Fidelis who was the human
resource manager of Bulkon Nigeria Limited, while being led in evidence by
counsel to EFCC, Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, said “I didn’t play any role in the
construction of the building called NITEL quarters that people rumoured to be
Audu’s property”.
When shown exhibits P144 -
P154 containing agreement between the Kogi state government and Bukon Nigeria
Limited, the witness identified the documents as belonging to his company and
duly signed by the accountant.
“I
only knew about these documents in 2006 when EFCC came for investigation in my
company”, he said.
The
documents are alleged to be agreement between Bukon Nigeria Limited and Kogi
state government to build houses for the suspect, one of which is the NITEL
quarters.
The
first prosecution witness, PW1, Lewechi Terry Ozoemenam, managing
director of Leoflench Nigeria Limited, had on January 28 told the court that, Ex-governor Audu
conspired with the Director of Directorate of Rural Development, Alfa Ibn
Mustapher to forge his company’s receipt in a bid to inflate contracts.
Prince
Audu is being prosecuted, alongside Alfa Ibn Mustapha, by the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for offences bordering on
criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of public funds to the tune of
N10,965,837,040 (ten billion, nine hundred and sixty five million, eight
hundred and thirty seven thousand and Forty Naira).
Justice Ademola Adeniyi has adjourned
further hearing in the matter to March 4, 5 and 6, 2015.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
29th January, 2015
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