Bankole’s trial continues tomorrow

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     Trial of Dimeji Bankole, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, will continue tomorrow before an Abuja Federal High Court.Bankole was charged on 16 counts of contract fraud proffered against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).  It will be recalled that a prosecution witness, ASP Ibrahim Ahmed, at the last sitting, told the court that companies awarded contracts by the House of Representatives for the supply of office equipments and electronics during Bankole's tenure could not be located for verification.

Ahmed said all efforts to trace the companies based on addresses obtained from the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) proved futile.

He said even when letters of invitation were written to the managing directors of the companies and given to the EFCC dispatch unit, the letters were returned about three weeks later indicating that the addresses could not be traced.


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Daily Trust