An FCT High Court in Maitama has rejected 10 uncertified documents sought to be tendered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the trial of a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal.

The trial judge, Justice Jude Okeke, who rejected the documents in a ruling delivered yesterday, however admitted as exhibits seven other documents that were duly certified.The former SGF was arraigned on a 10-count charge bothering on conspiracy and fraud to the tune of N544million along with Hamidu David Lawal, Suleiman Abubakar, Apeh John Monday and two companies, Rholavision Engineering Ltd and Josmon Technologies Ltd.

EFCC accused the former federal government scribe of benefiting illegally from the approval of N544million for the removal of invasive plant species and simplified irrigation.The documents the court decided upon included payment vouchers raised by Presidential Initiative for the North-East (PINE) for payments to both Josmon Technologies Limited and Rholavision Engineering Limited. They were tendered through the first prosecution witness, Hamza Adamu, a staff of PINE. Justice Okeke held that the essence of certification was to ensure accuracy of documents tendered in evidence.

He added that though the prosecutor attached the uncertified documents into the bundle of original documents, it was the duty of the court to examine them to know whether they were admissible. “I have examined the bundle of the documents and it consisted of original documents with attachments of uncertified ones, a total of 17 documents.

“The documents are bearing different dates. Besides this, it is also numbered as different exhibits, the mere fact that they were stapled together does not make them one document,” he held. He said for a public document to be admissible it must be in accordance with the provision of section 104 of Evidence Act, 2011. Meanwhile, the trial has been scheduled to continue today with further evidence from the first prosecution witness.

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/court-admits-7-exhibits-against-babachir-rejects-10.html

He will still walk off the hook a free man because he's Buhari's paddy paddy .

Useless corrupt government .

Anything that has to do with this government...I am no longer interested... No need complaining or supporting cos they have made a fool of us

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Seun

We all know how to the story will end. Buhari's cartel man

Smoke screen

Ghen ghen....

One day all these politicians will lament their deed

Okay.

Babachir the grasscutter.

And nothing will come out of it..

Taking him to court after how many years?

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Failed System

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The grass cutter in chief of the Presidential Initiative for the North East

I jump u pass

Why not separate the documents from the staple and treat as different documents.
That money is too much mbok!

Verily I say unto you, he will be off the hook very soon.....




'Cause last time I checked, he's in the APC!



Spits

GoldChest:
He will still walk off the hook a free man because he's Buhari's paddy paddy .

Useless corrupt government .

Just as FFK, Dokpesi, former fct minister now Bauchi
governor and Fayose walked off the hook as free men.

Useless corrupt government

GoldChest:
He will still walk off the hook a free man because he's Buhari's paddy paddy .

Useless corrupt government .

How many Jonathan paddy paddy even get tried by efcc at all? hatred of Buhari has block people sense of reasoning

vacanci:


Just as FFK, Dokpesi, former fct minister now Bauchi
governor and Fayose walked off the hook as free men.

Useless corrupt government

All you listed above are still not yet through with court cases and has vomited many of that they stole. This government is far better than the past

Should he be found guilty, the same set of people saying Buhari is simply fooling the public would say he must have slighted Buhari somehow.

Nigerians are the enemies of Nigeria.

This case is a straight forward one what is causing the delay?

They will always reject evidence that will make corrupt individuals spend long time in jail but admit evidence that will only give them two months to one year imprisonment with an option of N250,000 fine. Our judiciary has always been our problem.

Meaning that even the alleged 7 admissible evidence will also be discarded in the long run.Of course Lawal Babachir corruption probe is just another charade by the APC govt.

Beverlyjean:
Anything that has to do with this government...I am no longer interested... No need complaining or supporting cos they have made a fool of us

Modified... And nairaland portrays the typical Niger attitude... when they are in power, they abuse it just like the mods... We spend our data ,come to this forum to chat , discuss and exchange ideas... We sometimes get into heated arguments... Then one moderator will decide to ban u for how long he or she feels u should b banned... U ban for one month, 3months , 6months, even 1yr on this forum... U moderators do this happy thinking u are doing the person , not knowing u are slowly killing seun... A lot have left this forum after being unjustly banned over frivolous reasons... Why not just delete the post of it's found offensive... U lay down rules without sticking the penalty that comes with it... The moderators will just do mini mini Mani mo and will just ban someone that patronises u guys for months... Like nairaland is the only available forum on the internet... When u ban for so long, the person will only find an alternative... Seun will then celebrate millions of registered people on this forum not knowing that only a few are active... It's totally wrong to ban for months... Even the Kano pillars captain that almost beat up the referee on live TV only got 3months ....but nairaland moderators will ban for unjustified months like our lives depends on it... Keep on killing this forum till u chase people away to instablog and the rest...

Cc.. lalasticalala
Seun

it will shock u to hear a mod banned me since December 2018 to elapse by September 2019 even my wife shock sef for d Mata... She just quipped... What av u done again ���� the mods here have inconclusive inconsistent envy in their heads.. The bans they hand out doesn't commensurate with the would-be violations...


Godless u for speaking up..

If na poor man dem for don judge him matter since, lock am up throway key but see how many years e dey take dem to tackle dis guy matter and they go still free am last last

Buhari and his smokescreen corruption fight.Everything has spun out of control under his watch,no day left without report of killings or kidnapping.

Grass cutting scandal

This trial is just caricature....it has been played n sold out..an already written script....even if babachir is convicted, he will secretly been walking the streets in Abuja as a free man....attimes i wonder if these cabals think everyone in Nigeria are fools