NAN reports that Obanikoro gave the evidence in continuation of his cross-examination by a second defence counsel, Mr Olalekan Ojo , at the Federal High Court in Lagos.
In reaction, the Prosecutor, Mr Rotimi Jacobs had objected to the admissibility of the said statement, on the grounds that counsel was seeking to tender the document from the Bar, with which he wants to contradict a witness from the Bar. After being showed the exhibit, Ojo asked: “In exhibit G2, you specifically stated that you were not privy to any discussion between the first defendant and the former NSA.’’Ojo said: “I suggest that because you were not privy to any such conversation, you can’t on your oath tell the court any date or time of such alleged conversation.’’Ojo: “In the same Exhibit G2, you categorically said that Justin Erukaa died after he had made Exhibit J.’’ The witness replied: “That’s correct’’.
Finally, Ojo asked the witness if any document was provided to the EFCC operatives in the course of interrogation to back any of his statements before the court concerning the second defendant?With this last question, Ojo informed the court that he had finished his cross-examination of Obanikoro.The prosecution called its sixth witness, Mr Olugboyega Falae, a staff of Ecobank, who said he had worked in Skye bank, , as Head of its Estate Support Department.
After the witness finished his evidence before the court, he was cross-examined by the defence counsel, but there was no re-examination from the prosecution.According to the charge, on June 17, 2014, Fayose and one Abiodun Agbele were said to have taken possession of the sum of N1.2 billion, for purposes of funding his gubernatorial election campaign in Ekiti State, which sum they reasonably ought to have known, formed part of crime proceeds.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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