Witness describes alleged Bauchi fund transfers in accountant-general trial

A witness in the trial of Bauchi State’s accountant-general described several transactions involving the state’s sub-treasury account and a private company, according to Premium Times. The witness narrated how funds allegedly moved from the Bauchi State sub-treasury account into the account of JASFAD Resources Enterprises. The report characterises JASFAD Resources Enterprises as a private company.

The testimony was presented during the accountant-general’s trial. The available material does not state the name of the accountant-general, identify the witness or specify the charges being considered by the court. It also does not provide the amounts transferred, the dates of the transactions, the number of payments or the stated reasons for sending the money to the company.

The report does not say whether the transfers are alleged to have breached any particular rule, whether the defendant disputed the testimony or whether the witness offered documents to support the account. The account therefore establishes that evidence was given about several alleged movements of money from a Bauchi government sub-treasury account to JASFAD Resources Enterprises during the trial. Further details of the transactions and the parties’ responses were not included in the supplied source material.