A second prosecution witness and accountant with Eunisell Ltd, Philip Enejo Odekina has restated earlier than the courtroom {that a} former worker of the corporate, Kenneth Ndubisi Amadi allegedly defrauded the corporate by making clients pay for purchases made primarily based on the corporate’s bill by way of his private account.
Odekina made the ratification whereas testifying earlier than a Federal Excessive Court docket presided by Justice Ambrose Lewis Allagoa within the trial of the defendant over alleged fraud.
Kenneth Amadi and his firm, IDID Nigeria Restricted, are being tried earlier than the courtroom on a five-count cost of conspiracy and fraud to the tune of N2.9 billion.
They’re being tried by the workplace of the Lawyer-Basic of the Federation.
In continuation of the trial of the defendants final Thursday, Mrs Aderonke Imana introduced look for prosecution whereas Mohammed Ndarani (SAN,) led the defence crew comprising Barr. O.J Akinwale and Dr Monday Onyekachi Ubani for the defendants.
Whereas being led in proof by the prosecution, the witness Philip Odekina stated that he’s an accountant with Eunisell Ltd for 10 years as finance supervisor, including that as finance supervisor, he and his crew increase waybills and invoices and never the defendant, Kenneth Amadi.
He stated that as CEO, Kenneth Amadi was solely interfacing with the shoppers with the intention of elevating income for the corporate.
“Kenneth Amadi was accountable and managing our key clients similar to Complete, Ammasco, MRS, AZ Petroleum, SPDC to say however just a few,” he stated.
He additional stated that as finance supervisor, he found after an audit that their clients paid cash into 2nd defendant and from there, the cash was remitted to us.
“Kenneth, IDID and one other paid cash into Eunisell account whereas the corporate had no relationship with them.
“We’ve got relationship with Ammasco, AZ Petroleum, and others. It was typical to pay cash to us however not by way of the defendants.”
“All of them pay cash into Eunisell account however by way of their integrated firm.” The witness additional said.
After their discovery, Philip Odekina stated that he made a press release on the Police fraud unit. He recognized the assertion which was tendered and admitted as exhibit GP.
Throughout cross examination by Dr Ubani, the witness acknowledged that they performed audit after Kenneth Amadi left the corporate.
Based on him it was after the audit that they found that funds had been made however with out narration.
Ubani then requested if the witness was conscious that the police and EFCC exonerated Kenneth Amadi of fraud after full investigation into their petition, to which Philip Odekina stated he was not conscious.
The matter was then adjourned to February 18 for continued trial because the Investigating Police Officer (IPO) was not out there on the proceedings.
