Mr John Adetola, a former Personal Assistant (PA) to Godwin Emefiele, a former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has narrated how he collected the sum of $400,000 on behalf of his former boss.
Adetola revealed this while giving evidence before an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Thursday as the seventh prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of Emefiele over alleged abuse and $4.5 billion and N2.8 billion fraud, while in office.
The former CBN Governor is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), alongside his co-defendant, Henry Omoile.
Omoile, on his part, is facing three-count charge bordering on unlawful acceptance of gifts by agents.
At the resumed hearing, Adetola, through his counsel, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), told the court that he managed office correspondences and visitors of the governor in Lagos.
He said his duty gave him direct access to Emefiele.
Adetola said sometime in February 2023, he received an invite from EFCC and was interviewed on his relationship with Emefiele.
He said, “I made a voluntary statement at EFCC office.
“In 2018, Mr Eric Odoh, the personal assistant to the governor in Abuja, sent a message to me that I should go and meet Mr John Ayoh, the former director of ICT department to collect $400,000 and give it to the governor.
“I went to Mr Ayoh’s house in Lekki and he gave me the envelope.
” I came back to the office and gave the envelope to the governor.”
