The INEC official claimed that he did not make the statement voluntarily. He was arraigned before Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court in Lagos. An EFCC investigator, Tosin Owobo, said Nwosu made his statement on his own volition. Nwosu and Tijani Inda Bashir were accused of receiving N30 million bribe from former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, to rig the 2015 general election. They were arraigned alongside Yisa Adedoyin, who pleaded guilty to receiving cash payment of N70,050,000.00 from Mrs. Alison-Madueke. Mrs. Alison-Madueke is also named in the charge, but is said to be “at large.” Adedoyin was convicted following a plea bargain with the EFCC in which he agreed to pay a fine of N10million and forfeit his illicitly-acquired assets. Nwosu pleaded guilty at first and entered a plea bargain with EFCC, but Justice Idris rejected the agreement because it was not severe enough. It was agreed that Nwosu would forfeit the assets he acquired with the bribe money and pay N500,000 fine. After rejecting the plea bargain agreement, Justice Idris gave Nwosu the option of changing his plea to not guilty, or accepting a heavier sentence, including N10million fine as provided in the law. When the defendants were re-arraigned, Nwosu changed his plea to not guilty. Nwosu claimed he was coerced, intimidated, threatened and induced by the anti-graft agency to make the statement that indicted him. Justice Idris then made an order for trial within trial to test the voluntariness of Nwosu’s statement. Owobo explained that the statement volunteered by Nwosu was obtained under standard practice without inducement, intimidation or threat. He said the defendant came to the Commission’s office in Lagos on December 28 last year to make statement on the charge preferred against him, and after making statement, he was granted administrative bail on self-recognisance. “The defendant walked to our office alone. My team and I had a discussion with him on the allegations leveled against him and after our discussion, we asked him whether he will like to make statement and he said ‘yes’. “Nwosu’s statement was obtained under standard practice without inducement, intimidation or threat. After making statement, he was granted administrative bail on self-recognisance,” Owobo said. The trial within trial continues on Thursday.]]>

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