A prosecution witness, Jim Obazee, says former President Muhammadu Buhari and Boss Mustapha should have been prosecuted in connection with an alleged $6.23 million cash withdrawal from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The comments are reported in relation to the EFCC case involving former CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele, where Obazee—described as an investigator and former prosecution witness—testifies that the same standard applied to Emefiele’s prosecution should also have applied to others.
Across the reports, Obazee argues that actions taken against Emefiele through the court process should have been extended to Buhari and Mustapha, who is identified as the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). Some accounts also mention the involvement of other individuals, including former CBN board members under Emefiele’s tenure, and a person named Bashirudeen Maishanu.
The outlets do not present final court findings in these summaries; they focus on Obazee’s testimony and the claim that the prosecution should have targeted additional political and institutional figures alongside Emefiele over the alleged CBN cash withdrawal.
