An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness, Kazeem Yusuf, on Wednesday, told the FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja, that N4.6 billion was transferred from the account of the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA).
Mr Yusuf said this in his evidence at a hearing in the trial of a former Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda, a former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki.
Others are a former governor Attahiru Bafarawa of Sokoto State; his son Sagir and Dalhatu Investment Limited, owned by Mr Bafarawa and his son
They face 25 counts of misappropriation, criminal breach of trust and receiving stolen property before trial judge Yusuf Halilu.
During cross-examination by defence lawyer A.A Ayodele, representing the first defendant, the witness, Mr Yusuf, said he could not remember how long the defendants stayed in detention.
Mr Yusuf added that he was not there when the defendants made their statements at the EFCC headquarters.
When asked if the money was paid into the account of the first defendant, he said there was no record showing such.
When the second defendant’s counsel, A .Usman, asked if he had knowledge of the ONSA covert operations , he said he knew what it meant .
When he was asked to confirm to the court if the money was from the ONSA, he replied:”yes”.
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While taking their turns to cross-examine the witness, the third and fourth defendants’ counsel, Kayode Olatoke, a professor and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), as well as the fifth defendant’s counsel H. Afolabi, a SAN, asked the witness if their clients’ accounts were credited with money from the said account.
He said none of the defendants received money in their accounts but their companies accounts were credited.
At the end of the cross-examination, the judge, Mr Yusuf adjourned further proceedings until 14 April.
(NAN)
