Nigeria, April 23 -- The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, continued on Thursday with a prosecution witness detailing how large sums of cash were converted to United States dollars and handed to an associate of the ex-governor.

The witness, Jamilu Abdullahi, a bureau de change operator, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that multiple cash deposits were made into accounts linked to his companies and subsequently converted to dollars for Abba Adaudu, whom the prosecution identified as a key associate of Mr Bello.

Mr Abdullahi, the 12th prosecution witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), testified before the trial judge, Emeka Nwite.

Led in evidence by prosecution lawyer Kemi Pinheiro, a Senior ...