Nigeria, Oct. 23 -- The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja on Thursday admitted $100,000 in marked notes, three mobile phones and a Toyota Prado SUV as exhibits in the trial of two men accused of obtaining $700,000 from a former managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).

The defendants, Ojobo Joshua and Aliyu Hashim, are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly impersonating commission officials to obtain the money from Muhammad Koko.

The EFCC alleged that Mr Joshua posed as the personal assistant to its chairman, Ola Olukoyede, and worked with Mr Hashim to carry out the scheme.

According to the commission in a statement on Thursday, the defendants told Mr Koko...