Nigeria, Sept. 22 -- A compliance officer with United Bank for Africa (UBA) on Monday detailed alleged transfers of Bauchi State funds into the account of a private company linked to a defendant in the trial of the accountant-general of the state, Sirajo Muhammed Jaja.

Testifying before Judge Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, the witness, Williams Abimbola, narrated how several transactions passed from the Bauchi State sub-treasury account into the account of JASFAD Resources Enterprises, according to a statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The EFCC is prosecuting Mr Jaja alongside Aliyu Abubakar, Abubakar Muhammed Hafiz, Ari Manga and Muhammed Aminu Bose on five money laundering charges involving all...