UPDATE: Buhari gave allegedly "Corrupt Judge" N500k during his certificate scandal - Witness

A witness in the corruption trial of Justice Adeniyi Ademola has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari gave the embattled judge N500,000 while his certificate controversy was pending before Mr Ademola. Some persons had filed a suit challenging Mr. Buhari’s candidacy prior to the 2015 elections, alleging the president had no secondary school certificate as required by law. BREAKING: Buhari gave "Corrupt judge" N500000 during his certificate scandal - Witness speaks READ ALSO: Buhari’s health sparks fresh debate on leadership in Nigeria Ademola is being prosecuted by the Nigerian government for alleged corruption. He has denied the charges and requested accelerated hearing at the trial in Abuja‎. The Federal Judge is being prosecuted alongside his wife, Olubowale, and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Joe Agi. Premium Times reports that an operative of the SSS, Babatunde Adepoju, who led investigations into the allegations, confirmed on Tuesday that he had been told, during interrogation of Mr Agi, that a gift of N500, 000 was sent through President Buhari’s lawyer, Kola Awodehin, to Mr Ademola. The money, was allegedly sent as a gift for Ademola’s daughter’s wedding, and was delivered to the judge by Kola Awodehin, a lawyer who represented the president in a case of alleged forgery of secondary school certificate before the 2015 elections. When Mr Agi’s lawyer asked Adepoju whether the N500,000 given at a time when Mr. Buhari had a pending case before Mr. Ademola, amounted to a bribe, so that the judge would rule in his favour. Mr. Adepoju answered in the negative, stressing that “such would amount to a speculation in my opinion”.