Kogi IRS paid N1.16bn to tax consultant without breaching CBN limits, witness tells court in Yahaya Bello’s trial
[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 16/01/2026
A prosecution witness on Friday told the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court in Abuja that the Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS) paid over N1.16 billion as “commission” to a tax consultant within eight months in 2019 without breaching financial regulations. The witness, David Ajoma, a compliance officer with Sterling Bank, testified before Maryanne Anineh, presiding judge, in the ongoing trial of Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi, and two others, over alleged money laundering and criminal breach of trust amounting to N110.4 billion. Ajoma said the payments were made (…)
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