An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s
prosecution witness, Adeniyi Adebayo, on Monday
narrated before a Federal High Court, Lagos, how the
Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Adeyemi
Ikuforiji, collected millions of naira in cash from the
House under various headings.
Adebayo did the narration while continuing his
testimony at the ongoing trial of Ikuforiji and his
personal assistant, Oyebode Atoyebi, for alleged money
laundering.
Both Ikuforiji and Atoyebi are being prosecuted by the
EFCC for 54 counts of recieving over N600m from the
Lagos State House of Assembly without passing through
a financial institution between April 2010 and July 2011.
Adebayo, an EFCC investigator, commenced his
testimony on November 21, before Justice Ibrahim
Buba.
He said on Monday that Atoyebi had admitted that he
received millions of naira in cash from the Accounts
Department of the Lagos State House of Assembly on
behalf of the speaker.
According to the witness, Atoyebi on different occasions
collected money in cash on behalf of Ikuforiji for
Ramadan; the speaker’s wife’s orderly; the speaker’s
office; running expenses, and members’ travelling
allowances.
He added that sums of money were also collected from
the House of Assembly by Atoyebi for estacodes;
speakers’ residence allowances; and speakers’ guest
house allowances, among others.
Led in evidence by the prosecutor, Mr. Godwin Obla
(SAN), the witness said his team of investigators got the
information through investigations into the cash
registers recovered from the House of Assembly.
Adebayo said, “On August 1, 2011, the second accused
(Atoyebi) signed and collected about N4,444,770 on
behalf of the first accused (Ikuforiji), with the heading:
‘National Council for State Legislators Conference,
United States’.
“In the cash register, it was also discovered that on
August 3, 2011, the second accused collected the sum of
N10m on behalf of the Speaker, and the payment was
tagged, ‘Ramadam’. It was signed and dated August 4,
2011.
“On August 23, 2011, the sum of N1.2m was also
collected by the second accused, on behalf of the
Speaker, and the transaction was tagged ‘money for
orderly to the wife of speaker’.
“Also in August 2011, the second accused collected
N6,464,976 meant for the Powell Foundation event on
behalf of the speaker.”
The witness added that the sum of N2.725m was
collected by Atoyebi to enable members of the House of
Assembly participate in the Parliamentary Study Tours
and Training in London on July 12, 2011
Counsel for the accused, Mr. Tayo Oyetibo (SAN),
however, urged the court to direct the prosecution to
“isolate the documents” it intended to use for the
purpose of. Adebayo’s testimony in order to save the
time of the court.
In acceding to the lawyer’s request, Justice Buba urged
the prosecuting counsel to sort out documents which he
considered useful for the trial, so as to enhance
accelerated hearing of the suit.
The judge then adjourned the case to January 7, 8 and
10, 2014 for continuation of trial.
The EFCC said the alleged offence contravened Section
18 (a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011.

Source: www.punchng.com/news/ikuforiji-spent-n25m-on-wifes-orderly-others-efcc/

IkuforiThief Ole

sincerenigerian: IkuforiThief Ole

GEJ bulldog,
Is this all you can say?

These are the kind of people planning to overtake gej and rule nigeria.
We all can see what they planned to turn anambra into.
I pity this bunch of holier than thou APC thieves.

Up APC PROGRESSIVE.

Bloody criminal