A video clip tendered as evidence by the Nigeria Police before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has revealed how a complainant attempted to bribe a judge of the court with 10,000 dollars.

A lawyer, who appeared in the video clip, Barrister Victor Giwa, was seen, addressing journalists and explaining to them how Asabe Waziri, the nominal compalinant in his trial before the court attempted to compromise a judge.

According to him, the judge said in an open court that he will have to return the case file to the Chief Judge because there were attamepts to compromise him in the matter.

The police had filed a contempt charge against Giwa and attached a flash drive to an affidavit in support of their motion seeking to hold Giwa for contempt.

In the clip played in an open court, Victor Giwa was seen explaining how Asabe Waziri, the nominal complainant in the case attempted to bribe an FCT High Court judge in Jabi, with the sum of 10,000 dollars to issue bench warrant against his client, Cecil Osakwe and arraign him.

Giwa , in the video stated how Asabe Waziri sponsored five charges against him and his client.

In the played video, Giwa stated “’ Asabe has plenty dollars to play around with. She has sponsored three charges against my client and two charges against me. She bribes people who can raise charges. She got former DPP of the federation and the former AIG Legal of the Nigerian police, to raise charges against me and my offence is that I represented my client and the judgement obtained in my client’s favour was against her.

“The judge said he is a Muslim and has vowed never to receive any form of graft and compromise his oath of office”.

The human right lawyer said the FCT Judiciary still has courageous Judges who will not pander to corrupt practices.

The 15min video clip ends with Giwa’s commendation of some FCT Judges who he said were incorruptible.

The trial judge, Justice Jude Onwubueize, after the video clip adjourned the case for ruling on Victor Giwa ‘s motions challenging the Court’s Jurisdiction for lack of personal services of the charge on him and the prosecution’s motion .

Before the clip was played, the trial Judged ruled against the objection raised by Giwa”s Counsel, Farouk Akanbi, from the Law firm of Ahmed Raj, SAN, objecting to the playing of the video clip citing none compliance with Section 84 of the evidence Act.

The police had accused Giwa of forging letterhead paper of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Awa Kalu.

But Awa Kalu, in a letter to the Inspector General of Police, Mr Kayode. Egebtolun, put a lie to the allegation of the police against Ibitade amd Giwa.

A staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Asabe Waziri, is the nominal complainant in the matter.

The police disregarded the letter of the SAN to the Inspector-General of Police and acted of the complaints by Waziri.

Despite the letter of Prof. Awa Kalu to the Inspector-General of Police, formally distancing himself from the allegation of forgery and impersonation against Giwa and Ibitade, the police have gone ahead to press charge against Giwa.

Chief Kalu, in a letter to the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, had said his letterhead was never forged and that he had not at anytime lodged any complaint to the police about forgery of his document.

Professor Kalu, in a letter dated May 30, 2025, addressed to the Inspector General of Police, clarified that he neither filed a complaint nor reported Mr. Giwa for allegedly forging his firm’s letterhead

The trial judge, Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie, adjourned the case till February 17′, 2026 for the argument of other pending motions