How Bauchi Accountant-General Transferred State Funds to Private Company - Witness

Trial of the Accountant-General of Bauchi State, Sirajo Muhammed Jaja continued on Monday, September 21, 2026 at the Federal High Court, Abuja presided over by Justice Obiora Egwuatu with a witness revealing how Jaja diverted state funds to a private company.

Sep 23, 2026 - 10:49

How Bauchi Accountant-General Transferred State Funds to Private Company - Witness

Trial of the Accountant-General of Bauchi State, Sirajo Muhammed Jaja continued on Monday, September 21, 2026 at the Federal High Court, Abuja presided over by Justice Obiora Egwuatu with a witness revealing how Jaja diverted state funds to a private company.
Jaja is facing prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC , alongside Aliyu Abubakar, Abubakar Muhammed Hafiz, Ari Manga and Muhammed Aminu Bose, over alleged corruption.
The defendants are facing an amended five-count charge of money laundering, diversion of public funds, and criminal misappropriation of funds to the tune of N1,635,270,350.9.
Prosecution Counsel, Ekele E. Iheanacho, SAN told the court that the matter was for trial before calling in the first witness, PW1, Williams Abimbola, to testify.

Abimbola, a compliance officer with the United Bank for Africa, UBA, said her line of duty include among others receiving requests from law enforcement agencies, responding to enquiries and any other duty assigned to her by the bank’s Chief compliance officer.

The EFCC produced the state account statement and written statement of the bank to support its claim in the court.
The EFCC alleged that the defendants, as signatories to Bauchi State sub-treasury accounts transferred monies from the state Sub-Treasury Accounts to JASFAD Resources Enterprises managed by the first defendant, Aliyu Abubakar.
Abimbola said, “My Lord, on October 29, 2024, we have three credit transfers into the account of JASFAD from the Sub-treasury Bauchi Account. We have a transfer of N13,144,500, we also had a transfer of N17,169,300, and there is a transfer of N46,030,500."

Providing further details of the transactions, the UBA staff said: “On November 7, 2024, we had a credit transfer of N17,886,250, but the teller's details were not captured. It just showed that transfers were made. On November 15 we had two credit transfers by order of the Sub-treasury, Bauchi Account the amount is N12,215,000 and N16,919,750 respectively.
“On November 19, 2024, we had another transfer by order of the sub-treasury Bauchi account for N90,373,550. On November 22,2024, we had a credit transfer from sub-treasury Bauchi account for N140,087,500. Then on 24 December, 2024, we had two credit transfers by order of sub-treasury Bauchi Account, the first one is for N24,192,000 and the second transfer is N48,892,500. On 27 December, 2024, we had two credit transfers by order of sub-treasury Bauchi account into JASFAD, the first is N335,040,000 and the second transfer is for N300 million.
“On the 31 December, we had two transfers by order of the Sub-treasury Bauchi Account of N14,285,527.20k. The second transfer is for N26,975,000.
“On 25 February, 2025 we had a credit transfer by order of sub-treasury, Bauchi Account to JASFAD Resources of N19,840,000, and N13,020,000. On March 3, 2025, we had a credit transfer by order of sub-treasury, Bauchi account for N16,105,223.70k.

"On March 5, 2025, we had a credit transfer of N56,642,500. On March 7, 2025, we had a credit transfer of N45,923,790, on March 10, 2025, we had a transfer of N11,253,500. On March 12 2025, we had two credit transfer from sub-treasury Bauchi account to JASFAD Resources Enterprises, the first transfer is for N49,280,000, the second transfer is for N30,720,000, while on March 14, 2025, we had a credit transfer by order of sub-treasury, Bauchi account of N28,262,500.”
The witness informed the court that on 25 February, 2025, there were two credits from the Sub-treasury Bauchi account to JASFAD Resources account.

According to the witness, the first transfer was for N19,840,000 while the second transfer was for N13,020,000. “On December 27, 2024, there were three transfers, the first one is N335,040,000, the second one is N300,000,000 while the third is N26,975,000," she added.
Counsel to the defendants said they would take another date to cross-examine the witness and Justice Egwuatu then adjourned the matter to October 22, 2026, for continuation of cross examination of the witness and continuation of trial.