An official of Zenith
Bank, Akure Branch in Ondo State, Sunday Alade, on Monday told a Federal High
Court in Abuja how he and his colleagues in the bank took turn to count the sum
of N1.22bn cash delivered to the aides of the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele
Fayose, by former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro in 2014.
Alade, who continued his testimony as the first
prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of an aide to Fayose, Mr. Abiodun
Agbele, on money laundering charges, said the huge cash was in N1000 and N500
bills.
Alade said under cross-examination by the
defence counsel, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), that his team evacuated the huge
cash, allegedly airlifted to Akure airport twice by Obanikoro, before they
began counting.
He said he “got
worried” when he saw the large consignment of cash.
The banker said the counting went on between
8am and 3pm for 10days.
The witness said, “It took us 10 whole days to
count the money after we brought it from the Akure Airport. It took us from 8am
to 3pm daily to count the money. Some time, the officials counting it would
take time off.”
He said the total amount was N1,219,490,000.
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