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An Ikeja Special Offences Court has adjourned until Oct. 9 to regularisation connected the admissibility of integer grounds presented by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Justice Rahman Oshodi reserved the day aft proceeding arguments from some sides connected the authenticity and certification of documents extracted from a erstwhile enforcement adjunct to Emefiele.
The erstwhile Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, faces a 19-count complaint bordering connected receiving gratification and corrupt demands.
His co-defendant, Mr Henry Omoile, faces a three-count complaint for unlawful acceptance of gifts by agents.
The charges impact alleged transactions amounting to $4.5 cardinal and ₦2.8 billion.
Earlier, EFCC counsel, Mr. Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), continued with the grounds of operative Mr. Alvan Gurumnaan, who elaborate the integer way uncovered during the investigation.
The grounds presented included WhatsApp conversations betwixt cardinal individuals successful the case.
The witnesser explained that the acronym “PCS” recovered successful the chats meant “piece,” a codification signifying a portion of $ 1,000.
Further investigation of Mr. John Adetola’s phone, Emefiele’s erstwhile enforcement assistant, allegedly revealed chats with Mr. Eric Eboh instructing him to present $400,000 to the ex-governor.
Gurumnaan testified that Adetola confirmed receiving and delivering the money, adding that efforts to find and interrogation Eboh were ongoing.
Some documents dated February 2024 were admitted without objection, but others extracted from Adetola’s telephone met beardown absorption from the defence.
Defence counsel, Mr Olalekan Ojo (SAN) and Mr Kazeem Gbadamosi (SAN), opposed their admissibility, citing a deficiency of due certification nether the Evidence Act.
They argued that, being electronically generated, the documents should beryllium certified existent copies arsenic required by Section 84 of the Evidence Act.
The prosecution countered that certification was unnecessary, arsenic the witnesser had confirmed the originality of the instrumentality utilized to extract the data.
Oyedepo maintained that the papers belonged to the EFCC, and immoderate serviceman acquainted with the instrumentality could springiness grounds connected it.
He argued that it was superior grounds of a backstage conversation, unaltered and applicable to counts 18 to 20 successful the complaint sheet.
The tribunal adjourned the substance until Oct. 9 for a ruling.
The station Court reserves ruling connected Emefiele evidence appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.
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