Police Pension Scam: Court Admits More Evidence Against Defendants in the N24bn fraud

The trial of players in the N24bn Police pension scam, Atiku Abubakar Kigo, five others before Justice Hussien Baba of the FCT High Court, Maitama, Abuja, continued today, Tuesday, March 16, 2021 with the judge admitting in the evidence, documents which the prosecution had sought to tender at the last adjourned date.

At the last adjourned date, the fourth prosecution witness, PW4, Mustapha Sani Gadanya, a staff of EcoBank, while testifying against the third defendant, Veronica Ulonma Onyegbula, presented bank account opening documents, account statements and Certificate of Identification, were tendered in evidence by prosecuting counsel, O. A. Atulagbe.

According to information made available by the EFCC via its verified handle, counsel to the defendant, Chuma Chukwudi, in his objection, argued that PW4 was not eligible to testify on the matter because the name and signature on the account opening documents he tendered do not belong to him, and that they were computer-generated.
He cited Section 83 and 84 of the Evidence Act to buttress his position.

Kigo, a former director in the Police Pension Office, is facing prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, alongside five others on amended eight-count charges, bordering on money laundering and criminal breach of trust to the tune of N24 billion.

The case was adjourned till tomorrow, March 17 2021, for continuation.