N27bn fraud: Witness tells court how Taraba LG funds were allegedly withdrawn, transferred

The proceedings of erstwhile Taraba State Governor, Darius Dickson Ishaku, and a erstwhile Permanent Secretary successful the state’s Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Bello Yero, took a caller crook connected Monday arsenic the 3rd prosecution witness, PW3, Taiwo Johns, revealed however funds meant for section governments were allegedly withdrawn and transferred to authorities officials.

The witnesser gave the grounds earlier Justice S.C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, during the ongoing proceedings implicit the alleged N27 cardinal fraud.

Led successful grounds by prosecution counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, Johns told the tribunal that respective sums of money, allegedly Federal Government subventions, were transferred by section governments into the relationship of his company, P3 Cornerstone.

He said that aft the funds were received, helium reported the transactions to officials of the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs and was, connected respective occasions, instructed to either retreat the wealth successful currency oregon transportation it to designated accounts.

According to the witness, 1 of the transactions occurred connected October 11, 2019, erstwhile Yoro Local Government allegedly lodged N50 cardinal into P3 Cornerstone’s account.

“The transaction ...