A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Wednesday, told the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja, that he paid between 50 and 60 per cent of commissions earned by his company from consultancy services to officials of the Kogi State Internal Revenue Service.
The witness, who testified as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission 18th prosecution witness (PW18), made the disclosure before Justice Maryanne Anineh while being led in evidence by EFCC lead counsel, Kemi Pinheiro, SAN.
The EFCC is prosecuting Bello alongside Umar Shuaibu Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu on a 16-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust and money laundering involving N110.4 billion.
The witness told the court that his company, involved in information technology, software development and tax automation services, was engaged by KSIRS for consultancy work.
“My company had business dealings with the Kogi State Internal Revenue Service. It was in connection with that that my company was invited,” he said.
