Osasuwa, a worker for the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), provided testimony on Monday at the Ikeja Special Offences Court regarding his participation in a cash collecting scheme overseen by Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of the CBN.
Under the direction of Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) attorney, Osasuwa revealed during the hearing that he had worked as a dispatch rider at Zenith Bank in 2001 before joining the CBN as a senior supervisor in 2014.
During his time as a dispatch rider at Zenith Bank Plc, Emefiele held the position of Managing Director, according to Osasuwa. He went on to say that he followed Emefiele to the CBN since they had a professional relationship while he was employed at Zenith Bank.
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After joining the CBN, Osasuwa was sent to the Lagos governor’s office as a senior supervisor, where he was responsible for document recording and filing.
“I was still working in the CBN governor’s office while I was appointed as a full staff member and we usually communicated through Whatsapp and email,” he said.
“I function as a senior supervisor, recording and filing with other official roles.
“I recall that in 2020, when he was outside Lagos, he called me that he would give me a number that a man had something I should collect from him and that the man would give me the number of another person.
“When I got to the man’s office, I was given an envelope. I counted the money and the man said I should give it to my boss.”
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The witness further informed the court that the first defendant used to gather money on his own whenever he was in Lagos, but that he would instruct him to give the money to the second defendant when the defendant wasn’t around.
When Mr. Osasuwa was employed by Zenith Bank, Emefiele sent him to MINL Ltd., he said.
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