The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday presented its first witness in the trial of former Kaduna State governor, Muktar Ramalan Yero, for alleged money laundering.
The EFCC re-arraigned Yero at the Federal High Court, Kaduna, in November 2018 over his alleged involvement in the sharing of N700 million released for 2015 presidential election by former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke.
The witness, Jonah Abimaje, who was the acting Head of Regional Operations in a new generation bank at the time, was led in evidence by the EFCC counsel, Nasiru Salele.
He explained how the funds received by the bank from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) were collected by the defendants.