Ade Adesomoju, Abuja

The Federal Government on Thursday tendered before a Federal High Court in Abuja nine bags and boxes filled with local and foreign currencies, all of which were allegedly recovered from a Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, in October 2016.

The items were said to have been recovered from Justice Ngwuta’s official residence in Abuja during a search operation conducted by men of the Department of State Service on October 7, 2016.

The Federal Government is prosecuting Justice Ngwuta on 13 counts, including passport fraud, money laundering allegations of retention and concealment of origin of the various sums of money contained in the nine bags and boxes.

The fifth prosecution witness, Mr. John Utazi,‎ a Staff Officer of the DSS, had while opening his testimony on May 16, 2017, narrated how he led a team of other operatives to search Justice Ngwuta’s official residence in Abuja on October 7, 2016.

He narra‎ted to the court how the search was carried out in the presence of Justice Ngwuta and huge sums of money in naira and foreingn currencies contained in bags and boxes were recovered at the end of the operation.

Continuing his testimony on Thursday, Utazi said the bags and boxes contained naira, United States dollars, British pounds sterling, euro, South African rands, United Arab Emirates dirham and Gambian dalasis.

The items brought to court on Thursday were opened in the course of the proceedings revealing the cash contained in them.

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.


http://punchng.com/breaking-fg-tenders-nine-cash-filed-boxes-recovered-from-justice-ngwuta/

serious

Since when is it a sin to keep cash in your house

Useless government and their badly directed action movie

Justice Ngwuta is gone

"Out of the nine items, eight of them contained naira notes, which Utazi said totaled N35,358,000.
"The ninth bag contained £25,915; $319,596 (USD); R50 (South African rands); €280 (euros); 380 ( dirhams); and 420 dalasis."

- Is that all ........

Another distraction to keep Nigerians busy till May 29th

Yeah, and the distraction game continues...

Meanwhile nothing go happen to General 2 house Dubai

Meanwhile they still insist on borrowing and taking out loans. Deceptive government.

Give account of ALL RECOVERED funds, no more no less.

https://www.nairaland.com/3819355/rep-storms-out-plenary-over

ok nah

Bishop000:
Another distraction to keep Nigerians busy till May 29th

And the idiots keep falling for this crap.

9 boxes filled with money

haba uncle judge

Wey am?

na wa o

Show us the box of money and also remember to tell Nigerians who own that ikoyi money....

Airforce1:
So how much have you guys recovered since your inception?

Focus on your failed music career / get back to school

video evidence or idontbelieveit.

Up till no evidence of Prof. Osunbade investigation of Ikoyi billions.


Useless and kworopt government of liars.

Na the persin wey dem catch be thief. Others, Na saints.

wey d moni na

Bishop000:
Another distraction to keep Nigerians busy till May 29th

Na true ooo! Democracy day is just few days away and I never hear from my President!

Emir of Kano case?

The DSS are simply removing Biafrians.

If he is found guilty of corruption at the end of the day, what about those he sentenced to death or life imprisonment or any jail term? I hope such people shall be released.

Ezenwammadu:
Since when is it a sin to keep cash in your house

Useless government and their badly directed action movie

Please how does it feel shamelessly supporting criminals?
Does your conscience not prick you?

They can't be admitted into evidence because due process wasn't followed in acquiring it

IbnSultaan:

Concrete you on failed music career / get back to school

You are asking someone to go back to school but you ve been fighting against education through words and actions.


Jux negodu how you Killed Mr English there

Ezenwammadu:
Since when is it a sin to keep cash in your house

Useless government and their badly directed action movie

I guess a rapist who shows a gun/machete could also ask the same question: Since when is it a crime to sleep with someone IF the lady was so scared she took off her clothes by herself.