lawyer, Ali Suberu, when he was made to write his statements, nor advised to get any lawyer before writing the statements.
He further told the court that, “on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, Bashir came into the cell and told me that i was the one detaining myself because i was blowing long grammar, that once i commit to refund, i would be released.”
He said for the sake of his freedom, he made arrangements for N50 million payment to be made to EFCC, adding that the money came late on Monday, Sept. 5, 2016, and it was after then that he was released the following day.
Under cross examination by EFCC counsel, Chris Mshellia, Dikki told the court that he was not arrested by the EFCC.
According to him, he wrote statements after being cautioned that anything he wrote would be used against him in court.
”I had no option but to write the statements.
“The operatives tried to dictate what I should write in my statement.
“I was harassed and tortured, psychologically by the operatives,” he said..
After his testimony, Justice Halilu adjourned until Jan. 16, 2024 for adoption of processes in the trial-within-trial.
