On Thursday, a prosecution witness, Bashirudden Maishanu, in the trial of former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that $6.23 million was withdrawn from the apex bank using forged documents. According to the witness, Ahmed said he was directed by Eric Ocheme, identified as Emefiele’s personal assistant while he was CBN governor, to meet him over some transactions being processed at the bank. The witness further told the court that the $6.23 million was meant to cover election-related expenses, including payments for election observers. “I am sure because the CBN has rigorous processes for payment, especially for cash transactions of that value,” he said. Maishanu added that he later saw forged documents related to the transaction and accepted personal responsibility for his involvement, describing the situation as a “set-up”.