Witness admits signing ex-AGF Idris statement in N109.5bn trial

A defence witnesser successful the ongoing proceedings of erstwhile Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, has admitted earlier the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja, that helium signed the defendant’s connection dated May 17, 2022.

The witness, Haruna Alabi, made the admittance connected Tuesday during cross-examination by prosecution counsel, Oluwaleke Atolagbe, successful a trial-within-trial initiated astatine the lawsuit of the archetypal defendant.

Idris is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alongside Geoffrey Olusegun Akindele, Mohammed Kudu Usman and Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange Limited connected a 14-count complaint bordering connected alleged stealing and fraudulent diversion of nationalist funds amounting to N109.5 billion.

The tribunal had ordered the trial-within-trial connected November 22, 2022, pursuing an exertion by defence counsel, Chris Uche (SAN), who alleged that his client’s statements were obtained done deception and inducement.

While testifying, Alabi told the tribunal that helium visited the EFCC bureau connected May 17, 2022, alongside different directors from the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation to spot Idris, who was successful the Commission’s custody astatine the time.
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