Nigeria, June 11 -- The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, on Wednesday, admitted as evidence a statement by the first prosecution witness in the suit involving a former governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, and a former Permanent Secretary of the state's Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Bello Yero, despite objections from Mr Ishaku's counsel.

The trial judge, Sylvanus Oriji, admitted the confessional statement written by Ismail Lawal, a personal assistant to the former governor, when he was detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The statement in question allegedly contained the details of the accounts and persons to whom money was transferred by the witness on the instructions o...