Mr Alade-Oluseye Sunday, a prosecution witness in the
on-going trial of Mr Abiodun Agbele, an ally of Gov. Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti,
said he acted on the instructions of the defendant to pay money into various
accounts, one of which is Ayodele Fayose’s in whose account N137m was
deposited. The witness, who is the branch Manager of Zenith Bank, Akure, told
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of a Federal High Court Abuja while giving his testimony
on Monday.
The Economic and Financial Crimes commission (EFCC)
arraigned Agbele along with three companies in an 11-count charge bordering on
money laundering. The companies are Sylvan Mcnamara Limited, De Privateer
Limited and Spotless Investment Limited. The amount allegedly laundered is put
at about N1.2 billion. Agbele pleaded not guilty to the charge contrary to
Section 15(2) (d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended
in 2012). At the resumed sitting, the witness told the court that the defendant
gave instructions that the money should be transferred to various companies’
accounts listed in the charge. The witness said he followed the defendant to
Akure Airport to receive the money brought in two aircraft.
“The person I saw who brought the money to Agbele appears to
be Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro. I recognised him from pictures of him I usually see
on television because I never met him before. “The deposit slips used to pay
the money into the various companies’ accounts were filled by Agbele himself
because he knows the accounts. “On June 17, 2014, N100 million was paid into
Spotless Investment Nigeria Limited and N219, 490,000 was also deposited into
the De Privateer Company account on June 18, 2014.
Source: Vanguard ngr
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