P&ID: EFCC tenders additional evidence against James Nolan

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has tendered more evidence against James Nolan, a British national, facing trial over his involvement in the Process and Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID) fraud.

Nolan is standing trial alongside a company, Micad Project City Services Limited, on a 20-count charge of obtaining by false pretense, non-compliance with the money kaundering Act 2011 (as amended) and criminal conversion of proceeds of crime to the tune of N151,394,328.

Bala Sanga, prosecution counsel, informed the court on Monday that the EFCC had filed additional evidence on February 20.

Thereafter, Sanga proceeded to call the third prosecution witness, Nnedimma Eyisi.

Eyisi, a lawyer, told the court how Nolan informed her that he needed to renew himself as the director of Micad.

“Sometime in 2016, my principal informed me that a client would give me a call to file a CAC document,” the witness said.

“Later that day, I received a call from the client who introduced himself as James Nolan.

“He informed me that he needs to bring himself in as a director of the company.

“I asked who are the directors and he gave me information and this was filed at CAC.

“I informed him that I would prepare the CAC Form 7 and leave it with the secretary so that the directors can sign.

“A couple of weeks later, our secretary informed me that I have documents and inside the documents was CAC Form 7; board resolution appointing James Nolan as the director; consent letter accepting to be director by James Nolan.

“Once I received these documents, I proceeded to CAC to file same.

“After a couple of days, I checked back and the application was approved.

“So I made the necessary payment and came back a couple of days later to collect the CTC (certified true copies) of these documents.

“Immediately I collected the documents, I left it with the office secretary for dispatch and called the client to inform him that the documents are ready.”

Obiora Egwuatu, presiding judge, admitted the document in evidence and marked it as “exhibit J”.

In August 2020, the EFCC arraigned Nolan, a director in the P&ID Limited, alongside Lurgi Consult Limited and others, in a $9.6 billion money laundering case.