The trial of the former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, and his aide, Oyebode Atoyebi, on allegations of laundering N338.8 million resumed at the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos with prosecution witness testimony.
Counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ekene Iheanacho, led in evidence an investigative officer with the agency, Adebayo Adeniyi, to reveal the outcome of their investigation.
Adeniyi told the court that some cash account registers of some banks which had been admitted in exhibit were recovered from the Lagos State House of Assembly.
According to him, they showed that the second defendant, Atoyebi, collected money several times, above the financial threshold allowed by the Money Laundering Act.
Under cross-examination by the defence counsel, Mr. Dele Adesina, SAN, the witness told the court that the former speaker did not collect the cash directly from the Treasury Department of the House, but had admitted during an investigation that all the money collected by Oyebode was done on his behalf and with his approval.
At the instance of the defence counsel, Justice Mohammed Liman adjourned until December 9, for the continuation of the cross-examination.
Olaoluwa Adekunle
