A prosecuting witness in the ongoing trial of Isabella Mimie Oshodin and Bob Oshodin Organization Ltd, defendants standing trial in the N22.9billion Sambo Dasuki's arms deal, Edet Jackson, has told Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that the alleged contract documents presented by the two defendants to back up claims of receiving about N22.9bn for consultancy, are fake.

Jackson gave the testimony on Wednesday, March 30, 2020. The investigator, who is prosecution Witness 7, PW7, while being cross examined by defense counsel, Osaho Odemwingie told the court that in the course of investigating the contract documents presented by the two defendants, he sent requests for verification of the documents to the Office of the Special Adviser to President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, where a response was made that the Office had no knowledge of the said contract or any document to substantiate the existence of any contract between the Bob Oshodin Organization and the Office of the Special Adviser to President on Niger Delta, Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme and the National Security Adviser.

The contract was allegedly awarded for consultancy services and the purchase of a furniture from a company in Benin- City, Edo State.

Justice Taiwo, after listening to the testimony of PW7, adjourned the matter till May 22 and 23, 2022 for continuation of trial.

Isabella Mimie Oshodin and Bob Oshodin Organizatio are facing trial on a 25- count charge bordering on money laundering.

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31 March, 2022