Nigeria: Witness Denies Saying Atuche Gave Money to Church

20 November 2012

Trial in the ongoing case against the former Managing Director of Bank PHB (now Keystone Bank), Francis Atuche and three others continued yesterday with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, as the anti graft agency produced one of its witnesses, Mr. Bolaji Ogunsola, who had requested for court's protection over fear of attack.

At the resumed trial, the witness was cross-examined by the defence team, where he denied ever saying in his evidence before the court that the first defendant, Atuche gave money to church.

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