Oronsanye's Corruption Trial: My companies were used to steal public funds - Witness

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The witness said he received N500,000 from the total sum laundered through his company.

A Prosecution Witness , Salami Adesoka, in the trial of the former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation , Steve Oronsanye, on Wednesday, narrated before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, how in 2015, he was instructed by the then permanent secretary in the Office of the HoS to submit business account names.

Mr Adesoka, a civil servant in the office of HoS, stated that he and the account owners were surprised to receive half a million naira for not supplying any goods or services. “Shortly after, my friends and I got credit alerts. We were asked by the permanent secretary to bring the monies to the office in cash and get commission of over N500,000 each. We were quite surprised as we did not render any goods or services but in one day we were paid half a million naira for not doing anything, not one contract did we carry out, my lord.

 

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