The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Wednesday appeared before an Ikeja High Court to give evidence in a N1.4 billion fraud trial.
The trial involved one Abubakar Ali Peter and his oil company, Nadabo Energy, which Bawa had earlier testified against in 2020 before his appointment as EFCC Chairman.
Bawa, who is the fifth prosecution witness, had told Justice C. A. Balogun of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja that the defendant and his company allegedly used forged documents to obtain N1,464,978.24 from the Federal Government’s subsidy regime.
The defendants had pleaded not guilty to the prosecution’s fraud charge.
In his previous testimony, the EFCC boss had told the court that based on the investigation carried out on the defendant’s dealings with Staco Insurance Company, “the Certificate of marine insurance used by the defendant for the transaction in question was forged.”
The Judge had adjourned the case to February 10, 16, 23 and March 9, 2021 for continuation of trial.
