A prosecution witness, Ismail Lawal, testified at the FCT High Court that he received money from several Taraba government officials solely at the instruction of former Governor Darius Ishaku, who is currently being prosecuted for corruption.
Mr Ishaku is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), alongside Bello Yero, former permanent secretary, Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state.
The defendants were charged with 15 counts of criminal breach of trust, conspiracy and conversion of public funds to the tune of N27 billion.
They, however, p
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