Bamaiyi: Court to rule on $330,000 fraud case December 21

Bamaiyi: Court to rule on $330,000 fraud case December 21
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has fixed December 21 for judgment on a $330,000 fraud allegation against an ex- court registrar, Mrs. Oluronke Idowu Rosulu.
The presiding judge, Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo, fixed the date after the adoption of the final written addresses by the parties.
Rosulu is being prosecuted by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for offences bothering on conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretence.
Counsel to the defendant, Mr. Bamidele Ogundele, told the court that the EFCC has not proved their case beyond reasonable doubt.
He said no evidence was presented to show that the defendant visited prison to collect the fund.
Ogundele added that the prosecution also failed to prove through documentary evidence that the defendant met Fred Ajudua and others for the purpose of obtaining money by false pretence from Gen. Ishaya Bamaiyi (rtd).
The lawyer said the EFCC also failed to conduct an identification parade for Bamaiyi to identify the defendant.
He urged the court to discharge the defendant and acquit her of the allegations.
In his response, the prosecution counsel, Mr. Seidu Atteh, who called six witnesses and tendered 10 exhibits to prove the case, argued that an accused person can be convicted based on a confessional statement and circumstantial evidence.
Atteh added that Bamaiyi’s testimony that the defendant collected the money was neither challenged nor contradicted.