
Jim Obazee, a prosecution witness for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), stated that the late President Muhammadu Buhari and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, should have faced prosecution for an alleged fraudulent withdrawal of $6.23 million from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Obazee provided this testimony before Hamza Muazu, the presiding judge.
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