Taraba Govt money moved into my account under Gov Ishaku – EFCC witness admits in court

The 3rd witnesser of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, successful the proceedings of erstwhile Governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, implicit an alleged ₦27 cardinal fraud has admitted earlier the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, that assorted immense sums of wealth were transferred into his idiosyncratic accounts during the erstwhile governor’s tenure.

The witness, Mr Taiwo Jones, told the High Court connected Tuesday that immense sums of wealth were arbitrarily transferred into his idiosyncratic slope accounts by apical authorities officials during Ishaku’s administration.

Ishaku and a erstwhile Permanent Secretary, Bureau of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Bello Yero, are being prosecuted by the EFCC earlier Justice Sylvanus Oriji successful Abuja connected a 15-count complaint bordering connected transgression breach of trust, conspiracy and conversion of nationalist funds to the tune of ₦27 billion.

The 2 defendants, however, pleaded not blameworthy to the charge, marked FCT/HC/CR/792/2024, brought against them by the anti-corruption committee connected behalf of the Federal Government.

At the resumed proceedings of the erstwhile governor, Jones, an As...