Saraki's hidden property emerges

– Senate President Bukola Saraki
used Carlisle Property and Investment
Company Limited to acquire some
property
– There was an argument in
court whether the property in
question was acquired by Carlisle
company or by Saraki
– The court adjourned the trial to
Wednesday, May 30

Prosecution witness Michael Wetkas has
given more details on the property
aquired by Senate President Bukola
Saraki at the Code of Conduct
Tribunal during cross-examination
today in Abuja.
Bukola Saraki at the CCT on Wednesday
According to a detective of the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),
Saraki had acquired a property located at
Plot 2482 Cadastral Zone A6 Maitama in
Abuja through Carlisle Property and
Investment Company Limited —
a company in which he had substantial
and controlling shares.defence counsel Paul Usoro had
argued that the property was acquired by
Carlisle but not by his
defendant, prosecution counsel Rotimi
Jacobs had another view on this issue.
He said: “Is it done anywhere? And you
refused to declare those things, and (yet)
you declared some that you bought in the
name of Carlisle Property and Investment
Company Limited.
Bukola Saraki at the CCT today
You said, yes I own this property but in
the name of Carlisle but you did
not declare it, and we are saying you did
not declare these properties, so you are
now saying that properties are different.
If they are different, why did
you declare (some) in the name
of Carlisle Property and Investment
Company Limited?”