BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has presented more witnesses in the ongoing trial between the former Taraba State governor, Darius Dickson Ishaku alongside the former permanent secretary in the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Bello Yero. As the trial continued on Tuesday, April 28, before Justice S. C. Oriji of the FCT High Court in Abuja, the EFCC fielded the Third Prosecution Witness (PW3) Taiwo Johns against the trio. The EFCC is prosecuting both defendants on a 15-count charge, bordering on criminal breach of trust, conspiracy and conversion of public funds to the tune of N27,000,000,000.00 (Twenty-seven Billion Naira). News Rider reports that the testimony of the PW3, followed the conclusion of the cross-examination of the Second Prosecution Witness, PW2 Prince Emmanuel Onwuzulike, by the counsel to the second defendant, Samuel Fagade during the proceeding. In his cross-examina...
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