A witness for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Segun Adeleke, on Monday, told Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, that the former governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello’s name was not on any of the two properties being examined.
Adeleke, who is the General Manager of Efab Properties Limited, stated this when he was asked to tell the court what he knows about a property on 1, Ikogosi Road, Maitama and another one in Gwarinpa.
Adeleke, testifying for the EFCC in the charge against the former Kogi governor, told the court that the name of the defendant did not show on any of the two properties being examined and that he did not sight him throughout the transactions.
Giving an account of what transpired, the prosecution witness said sometime in 2020, his Chairman, Chief Fabian Nworah, introduced him to a young man called Shehu Bello and that they had a discussion concerning the purchase of the property.
“We had a discussion concerning the purchase of the property in question. And he told me that the young man would be coming back to make payment for the property at an agreed price of N550 million,” he said.
When asked if he had seen Shehu Bello, since that day, he said, “I saw him three times. The first time was for introduction, the second time for payment and the third time was when he brought a legal document for the execution of the EFAB property.”
The EFCC lawyer then mentioned another property at 5th Avenue in Gwarinpa and told the witness to tell the court what he knows about it.
Responding, the witness said the property was purchased by one Nuhu Mohammed for N70 million and was paid for through a bank transfer.
He was asked if he remembered which bank the money came from, but he said no.
