Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- A prosecution witness on Tuesday narrated to the FCT High Court in Abuja how an intelligence report received by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) led to the investigation of former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki, and others for alleged diversion of arms funds.

Adariku Michael, a detective with EFCC, told the court that the commission received the report on 21 September 2015, alleging money laundering and abuse of office.

Mr Michael also said the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), which Mr Dasuki headed as the NSA between 2012 and 2015 during the administration of then-President Goodluck Jonathan, diverted huge amounts of money between October 2014 and April 2015 to various...