Akin Kuponiyi
Abdulahi Lawal, the first prosecution witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the trial of former governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja on Thursday told a Federal high court Lagos, south west Nigeria that the total shares belonging to the state sold by Ladoja’s administration was N6.6b but N4.3b was declared.
Under cross examination the witness told the court that the summary of his evidence is based on the level of his investigation of the matter.
Another witness, Mr. Adewale Atanda, while being led in evidence by the EFCC prosecutor, O.O.N. Olabisi, told the court how Ladoja bought 22 vehicles for the state lawmakers to gain their loyalty in 2005.
Atanda, a lawyer, also told the court that out of the 22 vehicles bought by the former governor, only 14 was given to Ladoja’s…
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