How Atewe transferred N35m to Winners’ Chapel – TheNigerialawyer

The trial of a former Commander of the Military Joint Task
Force, operation Pulo Shield in the Niger Delta, Maj. Gen. Emmanuel
Atewe and three others over alleged N8.5 billion fraud continued
yesterday at a Federal High Court in Lagos.

A prosecution witness narrated how Atewe transferred the sum of
N35 million out of the alleged looted fund to the Living Faith
Church, popularly known as Winners’ Chapel. An investigative
officer with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),
Adamu Usman Yusuf, told Justice Ayokunle Faji, that the defendant
authorized the transfer of the fund to the church. While being
examined by EFCC’s lawyer, Rotimi Oyedepo, the witness said the
money was a gift to the church.

“The second defendant (Atewe) authorized the transfer of N35
million in three tranches of N10 million, N10 million and N15
million to the Living Faith Church Worldwide.

The money was a gift given to the church by the second
defendant”, the witness said. Yusuf further disclosed that
investigations revealed that Atewe bought a house in Port Harcourt
for N297 million and that on 20th May, 2015, N280 million was
transferred to a firm, Cisconobots Ltd, as part payment for the
property. He said: “In the course of our investigation, we
requested for the account of Cisconobots Ltd and we placed a no
debit order on the account.

“The account owner, Mr. Olusanya, reported to our office and he
told us that the second defendant bought his house. “While
investigation was on-going, the title document of the property and
the sum of N280 million were recovered from Mr. Olusanya and his
property was returned to him. We also saw documents pertaining to
the purchase of the property. The documents were submitted to EFCC
by Mr. Olusanya”.

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