A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday heard how
Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, allegedly instructed officials of Zenith Bank
to receive the N1.2billion sourced from the Office of the National
Security
Adviser (ONSA) preparatory to the 2014 governorship election in the state.
A senior official of Zenith Bank, Lawrence
Akande, made this disclosure while testifying as the second prosecution witness
in the trial of Fayose’s aide, Abiodun Agbele.
Agbele is arraigned alongside others on 11-count
charge of laundering about N1.2 billion.
The prosecution said the money formed part of the
N4.7billion allegedly transferred from an account belonging to ONSA, to the
account of Sylvan McNamara, a company allegedly owned by son of a former
Minister of State for Defence, Musiliyu Obanikoro.
Lead in evidence by prosecution lawyer, Wahab
Shittu, Akande said he received a telephone call on June 17, 2014 from Fayose,
directing him to liaise with Agbele to pick up some money in Akure.
Akande, who said he serves in Ibadan as Zenith
Bank’s Zonal Head, added: “On June 17, 2014, Mr. Ayodele Fayose called me and
said that I should liaise with Mr. Abiodun Agbele about a deposit to be made in
the bank.
“He (Fayose) said the deposit will be coming
through Akure. And I called Biodun Oshode, who is in Akure to liaise with Mr.
Abiodun Agbele. And that is all I know about this issue.”
He said Fayose, Agbele and the governor’s wife
are customers of Zenith Bank.
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