A Forensic Doc Examiner seconded to the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee, Bamaiyi Haruna, on Thursday, mentioned the evaluation performed on the paperwork used to launch $6.2m from the Central Financial institution of Nigeria in February 2023 confirmed it was cast.
The Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee had alleged that on February 8, 2023, Emefiele connived with one Odoh Ocheme, who’s now on the run, to acquire $6.2m from the CBN, claiming that it was requested by the SGF “vide a letter dated twenty sixth January 2023 with Ref No. SGF.43/L.01/.
The anti-graft company additionally alleged that Emefiele, in January 2023, cast a doc titled: “RE: PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE ON FOREIGN ELECTION OBSERVER MISSIONS,” dated 26 January 2023 with Ref No. SGF.43/L.01/201.
On the final adjourned date, a former Secretary of the Authorities of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, famous that the paperwork didn’t emanate from former President Mohammadu Buhari or his workplace.
Mustapha additionally instructed the courtroom that the Federal Authorities had no enterprise with overseas election observers.
Haruna, the sixth Prosecution Witness within the matter, said that the actual signatures of Buhari and the ex-SGF have been analysed with those within the paperwork and weren’t the identical.
He mentioned, “The conclusion from the evaluation revealed that the disputed paperwork confirmed proof of forgery and copying artwork because the pen motion type and formation of the signatures and the talent of execution have been discovered to be totally different from that of the specimen signatures A to A2 and B to B1.
“The shape and formation of the signatures marked x and the specimen signature marked B to B1 have been discovered to be totally different in respect of pen motion impulses, talent of execution, loop formation, and presence of tremors, there have been particular person traits.
“This can be a affirmation that the writer of the specimen signatures marked B to B1 doesn’t rhyme with the signature of Buhari on the disputed doc marked X.
“Additionally, the shape and formation of the disputed signatures marked X1 and Specimen signature A2 have been additionally discovered to be totally different regarding pen motion impulses.
“Preliminary and terminal strokes, loop formation, presence of tremors, and particular person traits. That is additionally a affirmation that the writer of the specimen signature marked A2 didn’t rhyme with the signature of Boss Mustapha on the disputed doc marked X1.”
Counsel for the EFCC, Rotimi Oyedepo(SAN) utilized to the courtroom to tender the Forensic report dated January 25, 2024, and different paperwork connected as displays.
Emefiele’s lawyer, Mathew Burkaa, SAN, didn’t oppose.
Justice Hamza Muazu subsequently admitted as evident and Marked Displays FDE.
Throughout cross-examination, Burkaa requested how the courtroom decided whether or not two signatures have been related or dissimilar.
The witness urged the courtroom to depend on the report. When requested if Emefiele’s signature was analysed, he mentioned no.
Additionally requested if EFCC operatives submitted the supplies analysed, Haruna mentioned, “Operatives of EFCC submitted the request to the division. ”
Burkaa requested in the event that they have been those who identified the disputed signatures, He mentioned, “The submitting authority did”. The matter was subsequently adjourned until March 11.
