Nigeria, Jan. 31 -- A compliance officer with Access Bank Plc, Olomotane Egoro, on Friday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that inflows from Kogi State local governments were deposited into multiple private bank accounts.

The seventh prosecution witness, who began his testimony Thursday in the ongoing trial of Mr Bello, told the judge, Emeka Nwite, that the funds were deposited and withdrawn in a structured manner that avoided filing Currency Transaction Reports (CTR) with the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU).

He disclosed that millions of naira moved through several accounts before being further withdrawn or transferred to other entities.

Led in his evidence-in-chief by prosecution lawyer, Kemi Pinheiro, Senior Advocat...