EFCC
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The trial of a Lagos Court Registrar,
Mrs Rosulu Idowu Oluronke, accused of defrauding a former Chief of Army Staff,
General Ishaya Bamaiyi of $300,000 continued today before a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja with legal
luminary, Chief Afe Babalola, SAN, telling the court that he never offered any
legal representation to Bamaiyi and could not have received payment to
that effect by either Fred Ajudua or Oluronke.
A prosecution witness from Afe Babalola’s
Chamber, Adebayo Olanipekun (SAN) told the court presided over by Justice Lawal
Akapo, that the law firm never took a brief from General Bamaiyi and did not
receive any money from Ajudua.
"Fred Ajudua did not brief our
firm to represent him at any time and we did not receive any money from
Fred Ajudua in respect of General Ishaya Bamaiyi. We did not represent Gen.
Bamaiyi and we did not receive any money from Fred Ajudua," he said.
General Bamayi had in his testimony
before the court, identified Oluronke as the woman who collected $330,000 for
onward delivery to his supposed counsel, Afe Babalola (SAN).
Justice Lawal Akapo adjourned the
matter till May 13, 2015 for continuation of trial.
It would be recalled that Ajudua and
the defendant, were initially arranged by EFCC before Justice Ipaye, but
the second defendant who is a public servant requested for separation of the
charges and expeditious trial.
Oluronke, a former registrar to Justice
Olubunmi Oyewole, is facing a two-count charge of
conspiracy to obtain money by false pretences and obtaining money by false pretence.
conspiracy to obtain money by false pretences and obtaining money by false pretence.
The EFCC alleged that she helped Ajudua
to funnel the money from Bamaiyi between
November 2004 and June 2005 while both of them were being remanded at Kirikiri Prison for
separate offences.
November 2004 and June 2005 while both of them were being remanded at Kirikiri Prison for
separate offences.
EFCC, said Ajudua obtained the money
from Bamaiyi by claiming that it represented the professional fees charged by
Chief Afe Babalola (SAN) to handle his case.
Wilson
Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
12th May, 2015
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