Nigeria, March 13 -- A prosecution witness has told the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin that former Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his then finance commissioner, Ademola Banu, allegedly diverted funds meant for universal basic education projects in 2013 and 2014.

Testifying before trial judge Mahmud Abdulgafar, on Wednesday, Musa Dasuki, a retired Permanent Secretary at the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), said that the diversion of funds resulted in several abandoned educational projects across the state.

Mr Ahmed governed the state between 2011 and 2019.

Led in evidence by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) prosecuting lawyer, Rotimi Jacobs, who is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN),...