{"id":66194,"date":"2019-04-12T19:48:37","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T18:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=66194"},"modified":"2019-08-08T18:48:51","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T17:48:51","slug":"n3-6bn-fraud-how-omatsuli-co-defendant-moved-over-n1bn-nddc-funds-to-private-accounts-witness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/n3-6bn-fraud-how-omatsuli-co-defendant-moved-over-n1bn-nddc-funds-to-private-accounts-witness\/","title":{"rendered":"N3.6bn Fraud: How Omatsuli, Co-Defendant Moved Over N1bn NDDC Funds To Private Accounts-Witness\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m-420403855658960769\" class=\"mail-message \">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">A prosecution witness, Soridei Akene, in the ongoing trial of Tuoyo\u00a0Omatsuli, a former Executive Director on Projects, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, and Francis Momoh, on Friday, April 12, 2019, told Justice Saliu Seidu of the Federal 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