Hamma Bello, a prosecution witness, in the trial of Winifred Oyo-Ita, former head of service , on Thursday, told a federal high court in Abuja how the first defendant and her her subordinates allegedly diverted public funds into their private companies.
While being led in evidence by Faruk Abdullahi and H.M. Mohammed, prosecution counsel, Bello told James Omotosho, the presiding judge, that Oyo-Ita used Slopes International Limited and Good Deal Investments Limited-fifth and sixth defendants respectively, to fraudulently award government contracts to herself through Umar.
“And upon interviewing the fourth defendant, he admitted that he was also a contractor. He also admitted to have paid the first defendant on several occasions from the proceeds of the transaction.”He further disclosed that on April 27, 2019, a transfer of N20, 227,1 42 was made in the name of one Ibrahim Madu to the Zenith Bank account of Asanaya Projects Ltd.
The witness also said the seventh defendant incorporated Asanaya Projects Ltd in his name with the knowledge of the first defendant, noting that approvals were granted while payments were made to the seventh defendant either through his personal account or to the account of the company.
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