An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), witness, Kazeem Yusuf, on Wednesday told the Federal High Court, Maitama, that N4.6 billion was transferred from the account of the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA).
Yusuf stated this in his evidence at the trial of a former Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda, and a former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd).
Others are a former Sokoto State governor, Attahiru Bafarawa, his son, Sagir, and Dalhatu Investment Limited, owned by Bafarawa and his son
They are standing trial for alleged N4.6 billion fraud.
The defendants are arraigned on an amended 25-count charge of misappropriation, criminal breach of trust, and receiving stolen property.
The witness, who was cross-examined by A.A. Ayodele, counsel for the first defendant, said he couldn’t remember how long the defendants stayed in detention.
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 no record showed such.
When the second defendant’s counsel, A.Usman, asked if he knew about 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.”
Justice Yusuf adjourned the case tillApril 14 for continuation of trial.
