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Colonel Adebisi Adesanya (retd), a 3rd Prosecution Witness, (PW3) within the trial of the previous Minister of Energy, Saleh Mamman’s alleged N33.8 billion fraud, has advised Justice James Omotosho of the Federal Excessive Court docket sitting in Abuja, that the previous minister spent the sum of N20 million on lodging in a resort (resort).
Adesanya in his testimony on Tuesday disclosed that Mamman spent the N20 million from the fund earmarked for the Mambilla Hydro Energy challenge on fee for lodging in a resort over a interval of 1 yr.
The Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC) is prosecuting Mamman on a 12-count cost bordering on conspiracy to commit cash laundering to the tune of N33,804,830,503.73.
Adesanya, who’s the Chief Safety Officer and proprietor of Sami Court docket Resort Restricted, the place Mamman allegedly paid for a one yr lodging to the tune of N20 million, disclosed whereas being led in proof on Tuesday by prosecution counsel, A.O. Mohammed, that, “Sami Court docket Resort Restricted is a service condominium the place individuals come to lodge and keep for a very long time, one month, two months, a yr.”
The witness added, “You solely ebook in together with your garments, then every other factor is serviced by the condominium.”
He additionally revealed that he was invited for questioning by the EFCC on September 6, 2023 concerning inflows from lodging and lodging into the United Financial institution for Africa, (UBA) account of the resort over the interval spanning from 2019 to 2021 and recognized Exhibit PWC because the bill issued to Mamman by the resort after his fee of N20 million for lodging, protecting the interval between August 30, 2021 and August 30, 2022.
“That is our firm’s bill. We issued it after the fee of N20million with respect to lodging and lodging for Engineer Saleh Mamman,” he stated.
Adesanya, who gave a breakdown of the lodging inflows from Mamman revealed, “On September 6, 2021, the influx was N5million, deposited by Golden Bond Nigeria Restricted for the interval protecting thirtieth August 2021 to thirtieth August 2022 and the title of the lodger is Engineer Saleh Mamman.
“The second column is on January 23, 2022, being N5million fee deposited by Mintedge Nigeria Restricted to cowl from thirtieth August 2021 to thirtieth August 2022.
“The third column is March 9, 2022, and the quantity is N2, 500, 000 (Two Million, 5 Hundred Thousand Naira), fee by Abdullahi Suleiman and it’s to cowl the interval of thirtieth August 2021 to thirtieth August, 2022 for Engineer Saleh Mamman.
“And the final one is on Could 10, 2022, and the quantity is N7, 500,000 (Seven Million 5 Hundred Thousand Naira), deposited by A.I.J International Instruments Restricted over the interval protecting thirtieth August 2021 to thirtieth August 2022 and the title of the lodger is Engineer Saleh Mamman.”
In response to Adesanya, the funds by Mamman have been only for one bed room rental, all made via the resort’’s UBA account.
He stated, “The paperwork are our bill in respect to fee for one bed room rental from thirtieth August 2019 and thirtieth August 2020 and the quantity is N20 million.”
Justice Omotosho afterwards adjourned the case until January 13, 2025 for continuation of trial.
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