The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday received as an exhibit, the sum of $1.3 million cash recovered from the Abuja residence of retired Air Commodore Umar Mohammed.
The foreign currency was tendered as evidence by the Federal Government prosecuting the former Air Force Chief on charges bordering on alleged fraud and money laundering.
The money was admitted as an exhibit after it was counted in the open courtroom with the aid of an electronic counting machine.
At the resumed trial, the prosecution counsel, Labaran Magaji tendered the cash as an exhibit along with various other currencies, with an explanation that they were recovered from the defendant’s possession.
However, the defence counsel, Dr Hassan Liman (SAN) thereafter cross-examined the prosecution witness, Stephen Olatubosun through whom the exhibit was tendered.
Liman thereafter informed the court of his client’s intention to file a no-case submission on the ground that a prima facie case has not been established against him.
The trial Judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo, after listening to the submissions of parties in the matter, ordered the Chief Registrar of the Federal High Court to deposit the foreign currency with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) pending the conclusion of the trial.
The matter was subsequently adjourned to 27, May 2021, for the adoption of final addresses, by the parties in the no-case submission motion.
The retired Air Chief is facing a three counts charge of alleged money laundering, illegal possession of firearms and classified documents without authority.
He was accused of receiving 1.3 million dollars cash from one Worldwide Consortium PTY Ltd in 2016, through his company, Easyjet Airlines in violation of the Money Laundering Act 2011.
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