The
trial of a former Commander of the Military Joint Task Force, operation Pulo
Shield in the Niger Delta, Maj. Gen. Emmanuel Atewe and three others over
alleged N8.5 billion fraud continued yesterday at a Federal High Court in
Lagos.
A prosecution witness narrated how Atewe transferred the sum of N35
million out of the alleged looted fund to the Living Faith Church, popularly
known as Winners’ Chapel.
An
investigative officer with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),
Adamu Usman Yusuf, told Justice Ayokunle Faji, that the defendant authorized
the transfer of the fund to the church. While being examined by EFCC’s lawyer,
Rotimi Oyedepo, the witness said the money was a gift to the church.
“The
second defendant (Atewe) authorized the transfer of N35 million in three
tranches of N10 million, N10 million and N15 million to the Living Faith Church
Worldwide.
The
money was a gift given to the church by the second defendant”, the witness
said. Yusuf further disclosed that investigations revealed that Atewe bought a
house in Port Harcourt for N297 million and that on 20th May, 2015, N280
million was transferred to a firm, Cisconobots Ltd, as part payment for the
property. He said:
“In the course of our investigation, we requested for the
account of Cisconobots Ltd and we placed a no debit order on the account.
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