The trial of Bauchi State Accountant-General Sirajo Muhammed Jaja and four others continued on Monday before the Federal High Court in Abuja, with a United Bank for Africa (UBA) compliance officer detailing several transfers allegedly made from the state's Sub-Treasury Account to a private company. The witness, Williams Abimbola, told Justice Obiora Egwuatu that several credit transfers were made from the Bauchi State Sub-Treasury Account to JASFAD Resources Enterprises, a company allegedly managed by the first defendant, Aliyu Abubakar. Jaja is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alongside Aliyu Abubakar, Abubakar Muhammed Hafiz, Ari Manga and Muhammed Aminu Bose over alleged money laundering, diversion of public funds and criminal misappropriation. The defendants are facing an amended five-count charge involving the alleged diversion and misappropriation of N1,635,270,350.90.
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