Nigeria, June 26 -- Two prosecution witnesses have narrated to the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Apo, Abuja, how a former Deputy Director of Highways in the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Augustine Ojo Olowoniyan, and a surveyor, Sulaiman Abdulkadir Muhammed, allegedly diverted over N1.9 billion meant for federal road title acquisitions.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting the duo before a judge, Jude Onwuegbuzie, on three counts of diversion and misappropriation of public funds totalling N1,936,961,649 between March 2019 and July 2020.

The agency said the alleged offences contravene Section 19 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000.

A statement by EFCC's spokesper...