Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- The FCT High Court in Abuja heard from a witness on Wednesday details of slews of transfers from the accounts of some local governments in Kogi State to the accounts of multiple companies, and cash withdrawals from the Kogi State Government House Administration (KSGHA).

Former Governor Yahaya Bello's co-defendant in a money laundering trial, Abdulsalami Hudu, was said to be at the heart of the controversial Government House transactions.

While Mr Hudu was mentioned in the testimony, the names of the two other defendants - the names of Mr Bello and Umar Shuaibu Oricha - did not feature in the 10th prosecution witness, Olomotane Egoro's testimony on Wednesday.

All three defendants were present in court and represented...