Counting of the sums of money allegedly
recovered from the official residence of a
Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Sylvester
Ngwuta, and which were ordered by a Federal
High Court in Abuja, to be deposited in the
Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday, has
revealed a discrepancy of a total amount of
N22,160.
Justice John Tsoho, before whom Ngwuta is
being prosecuted on money laundering and
passport fraud charges, disclosed on Friday
that while the prosecution claimed to have
tendered N35,358,000, the counting witnessed
by representatives of the court and parties in
the case on Thursday, revealed that the
amount actually tendered was N35,335,840.
The judge said this while informing the court
about the report of the counting submitted to
him shortly after proceedings commenced on
Friday.
There were no problems with the money in
other currencies.
The prosecution had through the leader of the
Department of State Service’s search team, Mr.
John Utazi, that allegedly recovered the various
sums of money in local and foreign currencies
from Ngwuta’s house, tendered the money
before the court as exhibits earlier on
Thursday.
The money was contained in nine bags and
boxes.
Out of the nine items, eight of them contained
naira notes, which Utazi said totaled
N35,358,000.
He said the ninth bag contained £25,915;
$319,596 (USD); R50 (South African rands);
€280 (euros); 380 ( dirhams); and 420 dalasis.
The items were opened during the Thursday’s
proceedings to reveal the content but the
counting in the presence of the representatives
of the court and parties to the case was done
after court proceedings on Thursday.
But under cross-examination by the lead
defence counsel, Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN), on
Friday, Utazi insisted that the amount he
delivered to the court was N35,358,000, which
he earlier claimed and not N35,335,840 which
the report of the counting revealed.
Utazi said, “What I delivered to the exhibit
keeper yesterday (Thursday) was
N35,358,000.”
When asked, he said, “I was not present when
the money was counted.”
When pressed to answer if he disagreed with
the report of the counting, Utazi said, “What I
delivered
N35,358,000.
“I stand by what I delivered to the court.
“I meticulously counted the money.I don’t
know whether to agree or not but what I
delivered to the court was N35,358,000”



source: http://www.conscienceradio.net/just-controversy-surrounds-money-recovered-justice-ngwuta/

Are we supposed to be shocked or surprised at this news?
Didn't we know from outset that the whole scenario is a sham?

Poo government.

I have been very consistent in my critique of this administration's style of corruption fight.
Truth remains that no matter how human beings belabor to seal all loopholes in a set up, the nature of humanity which is devoid of perfection will always leave a clue.

Re-looted funds