The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Thursday tendered additional documents before the Plateau state High Court in support of its prosecution of the provost of School of Medical Laboratory Technology (FSMLT), Jos, Dr Nkereuwem Sunday-Etukudo and four others, over alleged money laundry. The EFCC witness Abdurazaq Salau, said he investigated the alleged N400 million laundered by the defendants and informed the court presided over by Justice Christiane Dabub that all the three companies involved in the contracts belong to the School Provost and he is a signatory to their bank accounts.
Sunday-Etukudo and Messers Yusuf Samuel (Accountant), Ernest Demtoe (Secretary of Tenders Board), Goodluck Echewa and Asio Udoh (both contractors of the school) were charged by the EFCC with 15 counts of conspiracy and diversion of the school funds to the tune of N359 million between 2008 and 2013.
Led by counsel to the EFCC, Samuel Okeleke, Mr. Salawu tendered documents, which the court admitted as exhibits; “J8, J9 and J10 respectively.”
He said exhibits; “J8, documents containing award of contracts to Makato Construction Company limited, but investigation showed that after money was paid into the bank account which belong to the 5th defendant, latter the sum of N19m was transferred into the account of the provost on 8th October, 2008.
He added that exhibit J9 is a document containing an alleged contract sum of N47m awarded to M.S Batuta Company Limited, in 2008 but investigation into the company’s bank account indicated that the account was debited with N34m in favour of the school provost, Dr. Sunday-Etukudo.
The witness said exhibit J10 contained documents of contract award to Yahusa Associates limited.
Mr Salawu said: “My Lord, my investigations revealed that on December 10, 2008, Federal School of Medical Laboratory Technology (FSMLT), paid in N24.3 million into First Bank account of Yahusa Associate Ltd, but on December 16, 2008, N10 million was transferred into the account of the provost in Access Bank.”
