Nigeria, June 16 -- A prosecution witness, Taiwo Johns, on Monday told the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja how he received Taraba State local government funds in his company's account and disbursed the money based on instructions from officials of the Taraba State Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.

He testified before trial judge Sylvanus Oriji in the N27 billion fraud trial of former Taraba State Governor Darius Ishaku and former Permanent Secretary in the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs of the state, Bello Yero

A statement from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, on Monday, said the EFCC is prosecuting Messers Ishaku and Yero on 15 charges...