The security agency, through one of its lead investigators, Mr. Babatunde Adepoju, also told the court that it could not confirm that 
the accused Judge collected bribe before he granted the detained former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki, retd, bail on self-recognition.
Mr. Adepoju testified as the sixteenth prosecution witness, PW-16, before Justice Jude Okeke who is presiding over the 18-count criminal charge FG entered against Justice Ademola and his wife, Olabowale.
FG equally cited a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Mr. Joe Agi, as the 3rd defendant in the corruption charge.
Justice Ademola who is grandson of a former Chief Justice of Nigeria was among seven superior court Judges that were arrested after a sting operation the DSS conducted between October 7 and 8, 2016.
He had shortly after his arrest, blamed his ordeal on the fact that he ordered FG to immediately release both Kanu and Dasuki, who have been in detention since October 14 and November 15, 2015, respectively, on bail, pending the determination of charges against them.
Ademola made the allegation in a letter he wrote to the National Judicial Council, NJC, to institute a fundamental right enforcement suit against the DSS.
Meanwhile, under cross-examination on Monday, the DSS investigator, said there was no proof that the first defendant was financially induced to order FG to release Kanu and Dasuki.
The PW-16 however narrated to the court, how investigations revealed that Justice Ademola had through various court orders, awarded over $4.374billion to the 3rd defendant, Agi, SAN.
He said investigation showed that Agi deposited N30m into Mrs. Ademola’s Account between March 11 and 26, 2015, in three tranches of N10m each.
“My further investigation was on the connection between Justice Ademola and Agi, SAN. I tried to establish that Agi had cases pending and concluded, before Justice Ademola.
“I discovered that Agi has actually had cases before Justice Ademola. Two among these cases that raised eyebrow where the cases of ALGON vs FG.
“The other case was that of Friday Ukpong vs Chief of Naval Staff. These two cases involved huge sums of money and was handled by Agi.
“Both cases emanated from Calabar, Cross River State which was Justice Ademola’s previous posting.
“In the ALGON case, three Garnishee Orders were granted by Justice Ademola in favour of Joe Agi’s client in respect of a matter involving Linear International Ltd.
“The first Garnishee Order granted was in excess of $637m, dated February 20, 2015.
“The second Garnishee Order was granted in excess of the sum of N637m, the same sum as at the first one. It was dated March 27, 2015, a day after the last tranche of N10m was paid into Mrs. Olabowale’s account in a case that was filed, heard and granted the same day.
“The last Garnishee Order in respect of Linear Ltd was in excess of N3.1billion in favour of Joe Agi’s client.
“Also in the Friday Ukpong’s case Vs Chief of Naval Staff, a Garnishee Order in the sum of N300m was granted by Justice Ademola in favour of Agi’s client.
“In establishing the connection between the payments and the cases before Justice Ademola, the first Garnishee Order was granted in February 2015, shortly after Agi presented a car gift of about N8.5m to Ademola’s son.
“The last tranche of N10m paid into Mrs. Ademola’s Account was on March 26, 2015, a day before another Garnishee Order Nise was made in excess of $637m.
“The last Garnishee Order Nise in the sum of $3.1bn, just five days after the last tranche of N10m was paid into Mrs. Ademola’s Account.
“These transactions caught my attention as the court processes were all filed in Calabar, in Justices Ademola’s court, with Agi as the lawyer in all the cases.
“After Justice Ademola’s transfer to Abuja, these cases still surfaced in his court in Abuja”, the witness added.
Trial Justice Okeke admitted certified true copy of six court processes in the Friday Ukpong’s case as exhibits BB to BB5.
The court also admitted into evidence, three Garnishee Orders Justice Ademola made in respect of Linear International Ltd.
Meanwhile, the defence team led by Dr. Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN, Chief Robert Clarke, SAN, and Mr. Jeph Njikonye, said they would raise to objections to the documents at the appropriate stage.
Continuing his testimony, the witness, told the court that he enlisted the service of a balistician to examine two Pump Action guns found at Justice Ademola’s house.
He said the balistician’s report showed that the weapons were under the category of prohibited firearms that can only be licensed by the President of Nigeria.
Source : Vanguard
