Nigeria, May 14 -- A compliance officer with Zenith Bank Plc, Mashelia Arhyel Bata, told the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday that the bank filed a Suspicious Transaction Report (STR) in respect of transactions linked to former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami.

Mr Bata testified before Judge Joyce Abdulmalik as the fourth prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of Mr Malami, his wife, Asabe Bashir, and son, Abdulaziz Malami.

The defendants are facing 16 money laundering charges involving N8.7 billion suspected to be proceeds of crime.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) accused them of conspiring to conceal, disguise and retain the proceeds of alleged unlawful activities. The commission said ...