The wife of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Titi, yesterday, revealed how her business partner defrauded her of N918 million because she trusted him, since he claimed to be a pastor. Mrs Abubakar made the revelation while testifying before a Lagos State high court sitting in Ikeja on how she was duped by Pastor Nsikakabasi Akpan-Jacobs and two others. In her account, she said:
“I thought the first defendant, being a pastor, will not defraud me. I thought that he was being genuine with me during our business dealings.”
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had slammed the accused with a 15-count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing and fraudulent conversion of property worth N918 million belonging to THA Shipping Maritime Services Ltd. Mr. Amos Ibe, the defence counsel to Akpan-Jacobs, while cross-examining Mrs Abubakar, questioned why she used different names in company documents relating to the fraud.
