An official of Diamond Bank Plc, Ademola Oshodi, narrated to a Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on Monday how he helped Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia wire thousands of United States of American dollars to a company named Silver Steps Incorporated in the United Kingdom.

The banker claimed that he picked up a cash of $120,000 from the judge’s chambers on May 10, 2013, and assisted the judge to wire the money to the UK company in tranches of $10,000 over 12 days.

Asked why he split the transaction, Oshodi said it was because “the bank has a daily maximum deposit of $10,000,” adding that the bulk of the $120,000 was kept in the custody of Diamond Bank till May 30, 2013, when the last $10,000 was wired.

“I filled the tellers for the transactions on behalf of Honourable Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia. I wrote the name of Honourable Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia as the payee on the tellers,” the banker said.

The banker appeared on Monday to continue his testimony before Justice Hakeem Oshodi, where Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Godwin Obla, are being tried by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for alleged bribery and unlawful enrichment.

The judge and the SAN were arraigned on 30 counts on November 28, 2016.

The EFCC, in the charges, alleged that Obla, while appearing in a suit number FHC/L/C/482c/2010 before Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia, offered a gratification of N5m to the judge to allegedly induce the judge to refrain from acting in the exercise of her official duties as a public official.

Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia was also accused of receiving a total of $793,800 in several tranches from different sources between 2012 and 2015 “so as to have a significant increase in your assets that you cannot reasonably explain the increase in relation to your lawful income.”

The EFCC claimed that the judge and the SAN acted contrary to sections 64 (1) and 97 (1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, No. 11, 2011.

But they both pleaded not guilty to the offences after which Justice Oshodi granted them bail on self recognisance.

The trial continued on Monday despite a spirited effort by Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia’s counsel, Mr. Wale Akoni (SAN), to make Justice Oshodi halt the hearing.

The court admitted as exhibit in evidence against Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia, the witness’ extrajudicial statement made to the EFCC.

Also admitted as exhibits were the statement of no fewer than five accounts (both naira and domiciliary) owned by Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia, including one in the name of her company, Nigel & Colive Limited.

The witness said, “Apart from the naira and dollar accounts, there is a corporate account named Nigel & Colive Ltd. with number 0036103685. The account was opened in September 2013. The address of Nigel & Colive is No 18 Lai Deinde Street, Fajuyi Estate.

“We made physical visitation to the address at 18 Lai Deinde Street and at the location, we found out that it was still under construction but because Honourable Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia is our customer and we knew that the property belonged to her, we proceeded to open the account,” the witness said.

The witness also narrated to the court how several thousands of dollars, apart from the $120,000, were allegedly transferred from Diamond Bank to Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia’s foreign bank account in the UK.

Further proceedings in the case have been adjourned till January 30, 2017.

http://punchng.com/wired-justice-ofili-ajumogobias-120000-uk-witness/

And some people protested that the is Easterner was being persecuted SMH

Op, what has your first five paragraphs got to do with this story?

I see.

Ofili-ganga the klepto. Typical example of beauty and the beast.

As for Demola, well, he just kissed his banking career goodbye.

I will go confirm first

But why?

KahlDrogo:
Op, what has your first five paragraphs got to do with this story?

Na Op write the story?

Free the woman joor

The witness must be very skilled in Narration! Too much details

Fowl Yansh Don Open

KahlDrogo:
Op, what has your first five paragraphs got to do with this story?

Go and ask punch. It's glaring you don't read

Team witch hunt where are u guys?

Seeds of corruption



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coughs***clears throat#....does the judge have a dollar bill printing machine at home? am not understanding these allegations pls

things are happening

Yet if these type of Justices grant a high worth armed robbery criminal like Dasuki bail some expect the government to release him more so because he runs to ECOWAS.

They are corruptible Judges in Nigeria more than those politicians.

Only God knows how many victims' hope for justice this woman would have subverted with her greed for bribe. When people who occupy very sacred positions such as hers pervert the course of justice, you totally destroy the hope of a people in the society. God will judge you.
Ole alajerunju.

GMBuhari:
And some people protested that the is Easterner was being persecuted SMH

You dey mind them? They are just being blinded by hatred

Hmmmm

Thief na who them catch...

oh boy

Bad leaders

Goodness gracious! Even the judiciary that are supposed to fight corruption are just as filthy?
Man, we need to tear down the entire system and start up from scratch.

A bird that perches on a rope should be ready to dance

Ole Barrawoo.... and the judiciary must be sanitized

quiverfull:
Only God knows how many victims' hope for justice this woman would have subverted with her greed for bribe. When people who occupy very sacred positions such as hers pervert the course of justice, you totally destroy the hope of a people in the society. God will judge you.
Ole alajerunju.

Guy, its crazy when even the courts have been compromised. This are the same people who are supposed to fight corruption in the system and yet they are just as filthy. We truly need to do polygraph tests for people who want to be judges. This is what they use to screen immigration officials in the U.S.

Withness testimony no go hold ground na, unless them fit get that bank statement.