GTBank, Zenith Bank witness testifies against Justice Ademola, wife

The trial of Justice Adeniyi Ademola, his wife Olabowale Ademola, and a senior lawyer, Mr Joe Agi, continued on Wednesday in Abuja with the prosecution calling three more witnesses.

Justice Ademola, a Federal High Court judge, and the two other defendants are standing trial on charges of corruption.

Three witnesses gave accounts of how N30 million was allegedly transferred from Mr Agi’s corporate account into the personal account of Mrs Ademola.

The witnesses, who are staff of Zenith and Guarantee Trust Bank, presented documents to show the transfer of funds from Mr Agi’s account to Mrs Olabowale’s account.

‎In her testimony, the first witness, Mrs Fatima Sani, purported that Justice Ademola demanded 25 million from her through a proxy while her husband, Dr. Sani Shaibu, a former Director of Pension Accounts in the office of the Head of Service, was standing trial before him in a case of missing 5.7 billion naira pension funds.

The two other witnesses from Zenith and Guarantee Trust Bank also testified to the financial transactions between Mr Agi and Mrs Ademola.

The lawyer to Mrs Ademola, Mr Robert Clarke, consequently dismissed the allegations against his client, saying the prosecution has failed to establish any case against her.

The prosecution, Mr Segun Jegede, however, insisted that he has six more witnesses to call in order to prove his case against the accused persons.

Having taken the testimonies of the three prosecution witnesses, Justice Jude Okeke adjourned the case to February 8, 9 and 10.