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EFCC begins Nwobike’s trial
Nwobike is standing trial before Justice Raliat Adebiyi, on a five-count charge bordering on an attempt to pervert the course of justice and offering gratification to a public official, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
He was arraigned on March 9 by the EFCC on allegations that he gave the sums of N750, 000 and N300, 000 respectively to Justice Mohammed Yunusa of the Federal High Court.
The commission said the money was to influence the judge to pervert the course of justice.
He denied the charges and was granted bail on self recognition.
At the resumed hearing on Friday, EFCC called two witnesses – one Joseph Oyekunle and Oliver Enwerem.
The witnesses were Compliance Officers with United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and Access Bank Nigeria Plc respectively.
During examination-in-chief by the prosecutor, Mr. Rotimi Oyedepo, Oyekunle said on March 19, 2015, there was a debit of N750,000 from Nwobike’s account in favour of Justice Yunusa.
Oyekunle added that on April 1, 2015, “debit transactions of N1.5 million in four places were made on the same day in Manager’s cheques into other accounts.”
However, counsel to the accused, Mr. Olawale Akoni (SAN), cross examined Oyekunle.
During the cross examination, Oyekunle said some bank documents revealed that the third and fourth transfers of N1.5 million were made to one Seni Ibiwoye.
