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In a 29 paragraph counter affidavit in opposition to the claimants affidavit, the EFCC through its counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, said that the said sum of $15 million was given as bribe by an undisclosed agent of James Ibori but neither the said James Ibori nor any other person ever admitted giving the said amount to the EFCC or to any person whatsoever

The two accused persons illegally conveyed 136 plastic drums of petroleum products in a truck with registration number XN 789 EGU at Egbidi, Isoko Local Government Area of Delta State in 2009 without a licence and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 3(6) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act Cap. M17, laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2007 and punishable under Section 1(17) of the same act

A search conducted by EFCC operatives at Olusegun’s apartment led to the recovery of several items such as laptops, iPad, phones, travelling documents, cheque books, flash drives, internet modem and three exotic cars – a Mercedes Benz Jeep, one 4Matic Mercedes Benz Car and a Range Rover Sport SUV

Anybody still in doubt about the fact that there was a motive to discredit the performing Governor of Jigawa State should go back to the statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and read it one more time. Apart from hinting that the young man was on a money-laundering mission for his father, it gave a further impression that the boy had been doing several trips overseas on money laundering on behalf of the governor