JUST IN: Case in US court was civil forfeiture proceeding – LP/Obi’s witness

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The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) heard on Tuesday that the proceedings before a United States (US) court in respect of which President Bola Tinubu allegedly forfeited $460,000 was a civil forfeiture case.   A lawyer and first petitioners’ witness in the petition by the Labour Party (LP) and Peter Obi, Lawrence Uchechukwu Nnana Nwakaeti, who said this, added that he is not aware of any charge against Tinubu.   Nwakaeti, through whom the petitioners tendered documents in relation to the said US court proceedings, which was marked “exhibit PA5,” said the documents were not registered in Nigeria.   The witness, when being cross-examined by Wole Olanipekun (SAN), lawyer to Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettma, said the documents were not accompanied with a certificate from either the Nigerian Consular in the US or US Consular in Nigeria.   Nwakaeti said he would be surprised if the documents did not indicate that Tinubu was fined.    Under cross-examination by Lateef…

The Presidential Election Petition Court heard on Tuesday that the proceedings before a United States court in respect of whichA lawyer and first petitioners’ witness in the petition by the Labour Party and Peter Obi, Lawrence Uchechukwu Nnana Nwakaeti, who said this, added that he is not aware of any charge against Tinubu.

The witness, when being cross-examined by Wole Olanipekun , lawyer to Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettma, said the documents were not accompanied with a certificate from either the Nigerian Consular in the US or US Consular in Nigeria.

 

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