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The Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee, EFCC, on Thursday, knowledgeable the Federal Excessive Courtroom sitting in Abuja that it has 28 extra witnesses to testify towards the previous Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.
The EFCC disclosed this on the resumed continuing on the 19-count cash laundering cost it most popular towards the previous governor.
The lead prosecution counsel, Prof Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, informed the court docket that 10 of the scheduled witnesses can be subpoenaed to testify and tender paperwork within the matter.
The anti-graft company made the disclosure shortly earlier than trial.
Justice Emeka Nwite adjourned the case until Friday to allow the defence attorneys additional cross-examine the third witness, PW-3, Mr Nicholas Ojehomon, who’s an Inner Auditor on the American Worldwide College, Abuja.
Based on the prosecution, the ex-governor had, via proxies, wired funds into the account of the college to cowl for future tuition charges of his 4 kids.
The prosecution additional alleged that the funds have been drawn from the coffers of the Kogi State Authorities, including that the defendant additionally paid for a fifth little one he had not given beginning to.
Nevertheless, whereas being cross-examined by ex-governor Bello’s counsel, Prof. J. B. Daudu, SAN, the witness admitted earlier than the court docket that no funds have been paid into the college’s account from the Kogi State treasury.
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