A defence witness in the trial of the chairperson of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, on Thursday, accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of mismanaging 222 sets of property handed over to it by the PRTT.
Reports have it that that Ngozika Ihuoma, a management consultant, owns Crincad & Cari Nigeria Ltd which was one time engaged by the Mr Maina-led PRTT for consultancy services.
Mr Ihuoma, who was led in evidence by Mr Maina’s lawyer, Adeola Olawale, also told the court how a renowned lawyer allegedly acquired one of the sets of property from the EFCC even while the property was still a subject of litigation.
Okon Abang, the trial judge, had on February 25, ordered Mr Maina to open his defence in his ongoing trial on N2 billion money laundering charges filed against him by the EFCC.
Although Mr Maina had intended to raise a no-case submission, the judge on December 21, foreclosed his right to do so as a result of his tardiness.
Testifying in defence of Mr Maina on Thursday, Mr Ihuoma said the PRTT wrote to President Muhammadu Buhari on assumption of office in 2015 about its willingness to make available intelligence that would lead to the recovery of N3 trillion hidden in some undisclosed accounts in some banks.
The witness said following the PRTT’s memo to the President, Mr Maina met with the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno, in January 2016.
