An FCT High Court, in Maitama, on Monday, rejected uncertified documents sought to be tendered by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC in the trial of ex- Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal.
The EFCC arraigned Lawal, along side his brother Hamidu, a director of Rholavision Engineering Limited; an employee of the company, Sulaiman Abubakar and the Managing Director of Josmon Technologies Limited, Apeh Monday.
They are charged with 10 count bordering on conspiracy and fraud.
Justice Jude Okeke ruling on the admissibilty of the documents held that the essence of certification was to ensure accuracy of documents tendered in evidence.
He said that although the prosecutor attached the uncertified documents into the bundle of original documents ” It is the duty of the court to examine them to know whether there are admissible. ”
He then admitted seven original documents and rejected 10 uncertified ones.
Okeke adjourned until June 18 for contuination of trial.
