Prosecution witness, Mr. Kanu Idagu, Monday told the Federal High Court in Lagos, that the defendants set up several committees through which they allegedly laundered billions of Naira.
The defendants are standing trial on a 40-count charge bordering on conversion to their personal uses, of over N3.4 billion belonging to NIMASA.
The second to seventh defendants are Captain Bala Agaba; Ekene Nwakuche; Felix Bob-Nabena; Captain Warredi Enisouh; Governor Juan; Ugo Frederick and Timi Alari.
Also charged are two companies; Al-kenzo Ltd and Penniel Engineering Services Ltd.
They were alleged to have committed the offences between December 2013 and July 2015.
According to the EFCC, the offences contravened Sections 15 (1), (3), and 18 (a) of the Money Laundering (prohibition) Amendment Act, 2012.
The defendants are on bail after pleading not guilty to the charge.
At the resumption of trial yesterday, Idagu introduced himself as head of an EFCC Special Task Force which co-ordinates investigations and carries out searches and arrest.
Led in evidence by prosecuting counsel, Mr. Festus Keyamo, he said the commission received a petition in the last quarter of 2015, against some activities in NIMASA, during the period when Akpobolokemi was D-G.
His team, Idagu added, investigated the allegations and found that NIMASA had set up various committees some of which were used to launder monies through firms and Bureau de Changes.
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