A Compliance Officer with GTBank, Kayode
Olanrewaju, on Thursday told a Federal High Court, Lagos how Waripamo-owei
Dudafa allegedly laundered N270.7 million.
Mr. Dudafa, former Special Assistant to ex-President
Goodluck Jonathan, alongside Joseph Iwuejo and four companies are being
prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
They are standing trial on a 23-count charge
bordering on N5.1 billion fraud.
The companies involved include Seagate Property
Development & Investment Ltd, Avalon Global Property Development Company
Ltd, Iwejuo Joseph Nna and Pluto LUTO Property and Investment Company Ltd.
Others are Iwejuo Joseph Nna and Rotate Interlink
Services Ltd, Ibejige Services Ltd; DE Jakes Fast Food and Restaurant Nigeria
Ltd; and Ebiwise Resources.
At the resumed trial on Thursday, Mr. Olanrewaju,
the third prosecution witness, was led in-evidence by the EFCC counsel, Rotimi
Oyedepo.
Mr. Olanrewaju informed the court that his bank received
a letter from the EFCC requesting for the account opening packages of DJakes
Fast-food and Restaurant.
He said that Mr. Dudafa; his wife, Preye; his son,
Dudafa Junior; and one Florence Itekesi, were the directors of the restaurant.
The witness also told ex
the court how N63.2 million was deposited into the account of DJakes Fast-food
and Restaurant on March 18, 2013.
He, however, said the money
was deposited into the fast-food accounts in instalments.
The prosecution witness
also stated that N20 million and N79.2 million were deposited into the
Fast-food account from a Bureau De Change named 313 on January 23 and 26, 2015.
He added that N88 million
was paid into the account by Danbazau Global Ltd and Bambura Global Company.
He added that the sum of
N20.3 million was paid into the Fast-food account by Dambazua Global Ltd on
January 30, 2015.
However, the witness was
cross-examined by the counsel to the accused, Gboyega Oyewole and Sunday
Abumere.
The witness said during
cross-examination that the Fast-food’s account were domiciled at the Yenegoa
branch of the bank and was opened in the year 2007.
He also said that there
were inflow of cash in the account when it was opened but would not know if the
account was sometime dormant.
Another compliance officer,
Adeniyi Tunde, testified how the accused managed the accounts, contrary to the
banking regulations.
Justice Mohammed Idris,
after listening to the witnesses, adjourned the case to December 8 for
continuation of the trial.
(NAN)
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