Tag: Witness

Gov Adeleke is educationally qualified to contest- Witness tells Tribunal

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The two pillars of Mr Gboyega Oyetola’s petition against the election of Governor Ademola Adeleke suffered set back today as a top witness, Rev Bunmi Jenyo confirmed the educational qualification of Governor Ademola Adeleke for Osun governorship. While the forensic expert, Samuel Oduntan destroyed the allegations of over-voting, the Governor’s educational history and qualiification were also extensively attested to by the respondent’s witness. Jenyo who testified today at the Tribunal affirmed that it was public knowledge that to move from one institution to the other, you needed the transcript of…

How three ex-bank workers planned with hackers to steal N20bn – Witness

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The trial of three former workers with the First Bank of Nigeria facing attempted fraud charges before a Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja, continued on Wednesday.   The defendants, Ozioma Ugorji, 35; Ugwu Emeka, 32; and Obike Chukwuka, 38, were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission for allegedly attempting to steal N20bn from the bank.   According to PUNCH, the defendants conspired to tap into the bank’s server to grant access to a syndicate.   They were, however, apprehended by the EFCC on March 6, 2021, following…

How my brother suddenly got missing at Kuje police station – Witness

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A witness at the IIP-SARS, Mrs Kate Okwor on Wednesday narrated before the panel how her senior brother, Jude Onunze got missing at Kuje police station in Abuja after his brother’s friend reported him to the police station on 1st of January, 2009. Kate who testified in support of the petitioner, family of Jude Onunze, told the panel that Jude called her on phone when he was arrested and taken to the police station and that on reaching there; she was informed that one John, his brother’s friend brought a…

Witness: Police killed driver on Abuja-Kaduna road over N2000 bribe

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Policemen on duty along the Abuja-Kaduna highway allegedly killed a commercial driver after he refused to give them N2,000 bribe, NAN quoted a witness as saying. The yet-to-be-identified driver was shot by a policeman in the early hours of Friday while on his way to Kaduna state. TheCable had reported how some drivers blocked the road to protest the killing. The highway has been locked down for hours, with most of the drivers refusing to give way. NAN quoted the witness as saying one of the policemen stationed along the…