{"id":34248,"date":"2019-08-29T17:10:02","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T16:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=34248"},"modified":"2019-08-29T17:10:06","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T16:10:06","slug":"n1-6bn-fraud-court-frees-jonathans-ex-aide-banker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/n1-6bn-fraud-court-frees-jonathans-ex-aide-banker\/","title":{"rendered":"N1.6bn Fraud: Court Frees Jonathan\u2019s Ex-aide, Banker"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"yiv4085898341yMail_cursorElementTracker_1567084811234\">The&nbsp; aide of former president Goodluck Jonathan, Waparimo-Owei Dudafa who was charged alongside staff of Heritage bank&nbsp; Iwejuo Joseph for laundering the sum of N1.6billion were Thursday discharged and acquitted on all the 22 counts criminal charge preferred against them.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv4085898341yMail_cursorElementTracker_1567083722055\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;In his judgement the presiding Judge Idris Mohammed &#8220;said the EFCC prosecutor tried his best but failed to prove his case beyond reasonable doubt as vital witnesses like, ex-president Jonathan, the former security adviser Sambo Dasuki,one Sombre Omoebi&nbsp; &nbsp;Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria,and Members of Anglican Church Otuoke were not called to testify in the case.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv4085898341yMail_cursorElementTracker_1567084239819\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Aside this shortfall, justice Idris said the EFCC investigation was not indept decisive,and&nbsp; conclusive, as the prosecutor based his case on assumption and not on legal findings ,therefore find it difficult to convict the defendants, they are discharged and aquited.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv4085898341yMail_cursorElementTracker_1567086246687\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;During the trial of this case the EFCC, prosecutor Mr Rotimi Oyedepo called Seven prosecution witnesses, and tendered, while 805 documentary evidence were tendered.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv4085898341yMail_cursorElementTracker_1567086596812\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The Dudafa&nbsp; who was led in evidence by Barrister Adegboyega Oyewole SAN testify for himself&nbsp; and tendered four exhibits while&nbsp; Barrister Ige Asemudara led Iwejuo Joseph&nbsp; to testify for himself.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv4085898341yMail_cursorElementTracker_1567086561497\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Justice Idris further said &#8216; for the avoidance of doubt we are committed to fighting corruption but, the investigation of the EFCC was not conclusive but based on assumption, therefore I find the defendants not guilty, therefore they are discharged and acquitted.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv4085898341yMail_cursorElementTracker_1567087790492\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;After the judgement, Mr Asemudara urged the court to de-freeze the account of the defendants that have been frozen, but Mr Oyedepo while 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