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Alleged N1.4bn Fraud:  How Usoro Was Paid N700m-Witness

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, prosecution witness, Udom Idongesit, in the case of an alleged N1.4 billion money laundering involving Paul Usoro, President, Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, on Wednesday, December 4, 2019, told Justice Rilwan Aikawa of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos how a sum of N700 million was paid into Usoro’s account on the instruction of Linus Nkan, a former Accountant-General, Akwa Ibom State.

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Usoro was first arraigned before Justice Muslim Hassan of same court on December 18, 2018.

He was later re-arraigned on Friday, March 1, 2019, before Justice Aikawa on a 10- count charge.

Otunba T.J Abass

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