Nigeria, Oct. 11 -- Third prosecution witness Afanda Bashir Emmanuel on Friday testified in the ongoing trial of alleged serial fraudster, Fred Ajudua, at the Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja.

The trial was before a judge, Mojisola Dada.

Mr Emmanuel, an investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), told the court that he joined the Commission in 2009 and became involved in the case after it was transferred from the Nigeria Police Force's Special Fraud Unit to the EFCC's Advance Fee Fraud Section.

He said the EFCC contacted several institutions - including the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and the Commission's forensic laboratory - in the course o...