Nigeria, April 28 -- A prosecution witness said Tuesday that some suspects confessed to the illegality of $6.23 million cash withdrawal from the vault of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) during Godwin Emefiele's tenure as the governor of the bank.

Eloho Okpoziakpo, who led an investifation into a host of allegations against Mr Emefiele, testified at the FCT High Court in Abuja as the 14 prosecution witness in the former CBN govenor's trial.

He said there were approving documents that facilitated the alleged fraudulent withdrawal. The $6.23 million allegation is part of the charges over which which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Mr Emefiele.

"The money was fraudulently taken because some of the suspe...