Nigeria, Feb. 11 -- A prosecution witness on Wednesday told the FCT High Court in Abuja that he disbursed money on the instructions of former Taraba State Governor Darius Ishaku's co-defendant.

Prince Onwuzunike, the second prosecution witness, said he received money through his account and withdrew it based on the directives of Bello Yero, who was Permanent Secretary, Taraba State Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs during Mr Ishaku's reign as governor.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Messrs Ishaku and Yero on charges of criminal breach of trust, conspiracy, and fraudulent conversion of N27 billion belonging to Taraba State.

According to the EFCC, the two defendants diverted the money...