A prosecution witness in the corruption trial of former Taraba State governor Darius Ishaku has told the court exactly how the scheme worked: someone asked him to submit a personal account number, money was deposited into it, and he was told to wait for instructions on what to do with the funds.
The testimony puts a human face on what prosecutors allege was a deliberate diversion of local government funds. Rather than moving money through official channels, the witness says he was essentially recruited as a pass-through, his private account used as a pit stop for public money.
The trial is still unfolding, and the full picture of where those funds ultimately went has yet to emerge in court. How many accounts were used, and whose instructions came next, are the questions this case now turns on.
Originally published by Premium Times.