The Federal Government on Thursday tendered before a Federal High Court in Abuja cash amounting to $1.3million and other currencies recovered from a member of the Presidential Committee on the Procurement of Arms and Equipment in the Armed Forces, Air Commodore Umar Mohammed (rtd).
Umar and his firm, Easy Jet Integrated Services Limited, are being tried on three-count charges of alleged money laundering, illegal possession of firearms and classified documents without authority.
He and the firm were accused of receiving the $1.3m cash from a firm, Worldwide Consortium PTY Ltd, in 2016, through Easy Jet, which violates the Money Laundering Act 2011.
Lead prosecution lawyer, Labaran Magaji, tendered the cash through a witness, Stephen Olatubosun at the resumption of proceedings.
Magaji also tendered other currencies, stating that they were all recovered from the defendants.
When Magaji from the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation was done with the witness, lead defence witness Hassan Liman (SAN) cross-examined Olatubosun.
Liman later told the court that his clients intended to make a no-case submission.
He said the prosecution had not been able to establish a prima facie case against his clients to warrant they’re being required to enter a defence.
Trial judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo ordered that the cash be deposited in an account with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) by the court’s Chief Registrar pending the conclusion of the trial.
The case was adjourned to May 27 for the adoption of the parties’ written submissions in relation to the defendants’ no-case submission.
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