Nigeria, June 25 -- A witness in the N109.5 billion fraud trial of former Accountant-General of the Federation Ahmed Idris told the FCT High Court in Abuja on Wednesday that she signed a statement written by Mr Idris while in custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in 2022 because she was assured he would be released.

The witness, Hajiya Safiya Idris, who regarded Mr Idris as a father figure, testified before Judge Yusuf Halilu in the ongoing trial-within-trial ordered to determine whether statements made by Mr Idris to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) were obtained voluntarily.

Mr Idris' lawyers closed their case in the trial-within-trial with Ms Idris' testimony on Wednesday, prompting the tri...