The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) presented additional evidence against MICAD Project City Services Limited and James Nolan before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, on Monday, March 11, 2024.
This update was announced in a statement by the Head of Media and Publicity of the anti-graft agency, Dele Oyewale.
Micad Project City Services Limited and James Nolan face trial on a 20-count charge, including obtaining by pretense, non-compliance with the Money Laundering Act 2011 (as amended), and criminal conversion of proceeds of crime amounting to N151,394,328.00.
Details of the Court Session
During the court session, prosecution counsel Bala Sanga informed the court that the EFCC had submitted additional evidence on February 20, 2024. Defense counsel Michael Ajara confirmed receipt of the evidence.
Sanga then presented the third prosecution witness, PW3, Nnedimma Irene Eyisi, a lawyer, who detailed James Nolan’s request to renew himself as Director of MICAD.
Eyisi explained that she received instructions from her principal in 2016 regarding filing a CAC document for a client, later identified as James Nolan.
“Sometimes in 2016, my principal informed me that a client would give me a form to file a CAC document.
“Later that day, I received a call from a client who introduced himself as James Nolan, he informed me he needed to renew himself as the director of the company.
“I asked him to give me details about the directors of the company and he did. I informed him I will prepare a CAC Form 7, so that the required directors will sign”, she said.
Eyisi disclosed that she was invited by the EFCC regarding the CAC Form 7 and provided a statement on August 31, 2021.
Sanga requested the court’s permission to admit the document as evidence, which was granted by Justice Egwuatu, marking it as Exhibit J.
During cross-examination, Eyisi confirmed dispatching the form for signatures and asserted that all required signatures were obtained before submission to the CAC.
The judge adjourned the proceedings to March 12, 2024, for the continuation of the hearing.
During the previous session on January 18, 2024, second prosecution counsel PW2, Hussain Babangida, informed the court of how directors of Micad City Services Ltd. absconded with approximately N39,450,224.23 owed as taxes to the Federal government using fake signatures.
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