Prosecution Witness 1 (PW1) Monday told the court how he paid N 268.5 million to the director of Mechanical Services, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Oche Jerry Ogbole-Inalegwu’s bank account .
PW1 testified before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, detailing how large sums were funneled into the defendant’s account.
The First Prosecution Witness (PW1), Head of Compliance Unit at Access Bank Plc, told the court that a total of N268,503,653 was paid into Ogbole- Inalegwu’s account by various contractors handling NRC projects.
Ogbole-Inalegwu is standing trial following his arraignment on February 25, 2026, on a nine-count charge bordering on alleged N395, 190,600 frauds.
One of the counts reads: “That you Oche Jerry Ogbole-Inalegwu while serving as the Railway District Manager, Nigerian Railway Corporation and transacting under the name of Altech Engineering Services, between 12th February, 2019 and 29th October, 2019 in Lagos within the jurisdiction of this honorable court, committed an offence, to wit; corruption by receiving the cumulative sum of Eleven Million, Three Hundred and Ninety Seven Thousand, Five Hundred Naira (N11,397,500.00) from China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC), a contractor of the Nigerian Railway Corporation through the bank account of Altech Engineering Services domiciled in Access Bank Plc with account number: 0018021498, on account of the contracts awarded to CCECC during the discharge of your official duties”.
Led in evidence by prosecution counsel, Abba Mohammed, SAN, the witness listed multiple entities and individuals, including China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC), Abads Ventures Limited, Lovcom Associate and others, as sources of the payments, which were made between February 12, 2019 and October 8, 2025.