By Innocent Anaba

lagos—A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, adjourned till September 23, 2016, further hearing in the trial of Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for allegedly dealing in property forfeited to the Federal Government through an interim order of court.

At the resumed hearing in the matter, second prosecution witness, called by the EFCC said that he does not know the purpose for which the sum of N61million was transferred to the account of Adegboruwa. The EFCC continued with the examination in chief of Mr. Teslim Ajuwon, a compliance officer with Zenith Bank Plc, who testified and tendered documents relating to the statement of account of Adegboruwa’s law firm.

The witness told the court that as of  August13, 2013, the sum of N61,631,944.65 was credited to the account of Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa & Co through NEFT by Transocean Support Vendor S/A.

He told the court that prior to that day the credit balance in the said account was N1,492,232.56, adding  that from the said account, the sum of N3,000,000.00 was transferred to Apex Properties Company Ltd, N2,200,00.00 was transferred to Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, N12,150,000.00 was transferred to Mr Jonathan Udeagbala, (the owner of the house) N35m was transferred to Victory Electronics Ltd (the company of the complainant in the case, Mr Leonard Okafor).

An attempt by the witness to give evidence on a particular transfer of N1m to an unnamed pastor was resisted by Mr Tayo Oyetibo, SAN, defence counsel, who objected on the ground that the personal life of Adegboruwa was not in review before the court.