Dasuki Told Me To Give $5m To Fayose During Ekiti Election-Obanikoro
Former minister of defence for state Senator Musiliu Obanikoro testified in the on going trial of the embattled former Governor of Ekiti state Mr Peter Ayodele Fayose who is standing trial alongside his company spotless in a #6.9bn allegedly to have been synphoned National Security Adviser coffer.
Obanikoro been led in evidence by EFCC counsel Mr Rotimi Jacobs SAN told Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of Federal high court Lagos on Monday that in June, 2014 I received a call from Mr Peter Ayodele Fayose, when we were approaching the gubanitotial election in Ekiti state wanting to know if there is any message from National Security Adviser Col Sambo Dasuki but I replied no, but shortly after his call a message enter from NSA saying certain amount of money will be recieved into the account that was opened to mamage boko haram threat under my watch as minister of state for defence.
NSA told me that Fayose will call me as to how he Will recieved the money.
A total equivalent of $5m from National Security Adviser impress account given to Fayose by the order of NSA.
Obanikoro said that Fayose introduce one Biodun Agbele to me that he would be the one to recieve the money for him which was done in Akure Airport bcoz it was physical cash.
I had earlier wanted to transfer the dollars so that the naira equivalent can be withdrawn in Ado Ekiti which was the reason why I initially called Diamond Bank M.D but he reply that the bank does not have such capacity in Ado Ekiti for that huge amount of money .
Obanikoro said that the sum of #200m was given to Fayose on the 5th of June, 2014 from National Security Adviser impress account
He equally said that the sum of #2bn was delivered to Fayose during Ekiti state election in 2014 from National Security Adviser impress account on the 16th of June, 2014
Obanikoro said his Aid who is now late was in the meeting where Fayose aknowleged the receipt of of total naira equivalent of $5m spotless hotel Ado Ekiti owned by Fayose.
Fayose’s counsel Kanu Agabi SAN applied for an adjournment to enable him cross exermine Obanikoro.
Counsel to Fayose’s company Mr Olalekan Ojo SAN who is also joint as a second defendant in the charge also urged justice Olatoregun to adjourned the case to enable him conferred with his client on the evidence of Obanikoro.
Justice Olatoregun relunctanctly adjourned the case to 4the, 5th and 6th of February, 2019.
EFCC had accused Fayose of receiving various funds from the office of former National Security Adviser impress account which is meant for security purposes.
According to the charge, on June 17, 2014, Fayose and Agbele were said to have taken possession of the sum of N1.2 billion, for purposes of funding his gubernatorial election campaign in Ekiti State, which sum they reasonably ought to have known formed part of crime proceeds.
Fayose was alleged to have received a cash payment of the sum of five million dollars, (about N1.8 billion) from the then Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, without going through any financial institution and which sum exceeded the amount allowed by law.
He was also alleged to have retained the sum of N300 million in his bank account and took control of the aggregate sums of about N622 million which sum he ought to have known formed part of crime proceeds.
Fayose was alleged to have procured De Privateer Ltd and Still Earth Ltd, to retain in their two bank accounts, the aggregate sums of N851 million which they reasonably ought to have known formed part of crime proceeds.
Besides, the accused was alleged to have used the aggregate sums of about N1.6 billion to acquire properties in Lagos and Abuja, which sums he reasonably ought to have known formed part of crime proceeds.
The accused was also alleged to have used the sum of N200 million, to acquire a property in Abuja, in the name of his elder sister, Moji Oladeji, which sum he ought to know also forms crime proceeds.
The offences contravened the provisions of sections 15(1), 15 (2), 15 (3), 16(2)(b), 16 (d), and 18 (c) of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act 2011.
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