Nigeria, Feb. 25 -- Willie Obiano allegedly used three unlicensed companies to siphon funds during his time as governor of Anambra State, a witness told a Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday.

Mr Obiano is facing nine charges of diversion of over N4 billion (N4,006,573,350) from the state's account dedicated to security funds in his last five years in office.

He served as governor of the South-eastern state from 2014 to 2022 under the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance.

The former governor is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Mr Obiano, now a defendant, allegedly directed the diversion of the money from the state's account between April 2017 and March 2022.

EFCC alleged that the fu...