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Browsing: Patience Jonathan
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission secured the order by Justice Mojisola Olatoregun through an ex parte application (without notice) on April 20.
Patience had filed the suit in 2016, to challenge the ‘No Debit Order’ placed by the EFCC on four Skye Bank accounts, harbouring a total of $15.5 million.
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, who granted the order, held that it was to enable the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, investigate the acquisition of Ariwabai Aruera Reachout Foundation, a property liked to Jonathan.
The money is domiciled in a bank account and linked to the wife of the former President, Dame Patience Jonathan. and six others.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on October 20, 2017 filed an ex parte application praying the court for an order of interim forfeiture of some properties belonging to the former First Lady.
Dudafa made the assertion under cross examination in a suit filed by Mrs Jonathan, seeking to vacate a “no debit” order placed on her account containing 15.5 million dollars (N5.5 billion) domiciled with Skye Bank.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had begun fresh moves to seize funds in 15 bank accounts, including 6.4 million dollars and N7.4 billion linked to Patience.
The former first lady had alleged that the said property was demolished by agency of the Federal Government.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had begun fresh moves to seize funds in 15 bank accounts linked to Patience, totalling 6.4 million dollars and over N7.4 billion.
Delivering judgment, Justice John Tsoho held that the applicant had not placed enough evidence before the court to show that her rights had been violated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Roberts and his wife are standing trial on a nine-count charge of fraud, arising from the money received from the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, for a contract they did not execute.
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba gave the directive on Monday following submissions by Jonathan’s counsel, Mike Ozekhome, that the property was demolished by an agency of the Federal Government.
The building, which is inside A. Aruera – Reachout Foundation/Women For Change and Development Initiative, is situated on Shehu Yar’Adua Way along Mabushi–Kado–Life Camp Expressway, Abuja.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had started fresh moves to seize funds in 15 bank accounts linked to Mrs Johnathan.
Jonathan had appealed a ruling by a Federal High Court in Lagos which temporarily ordered the money’s forfeiture to the Federal Government.
The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that the deceased had checked into the hotel with a female companion believed to be his lover.
The former first lady told the court, through her counsel, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), that the order of interim forfeiture, including the one issued on October 10 had been “spent and could not be extended”.
The motion was filed by a lawyer, Amajuoyi Azubuike Briggs, who is standing trial alongside former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Waripamo-Owei Dudafa, and Adedamola Bolodeoku.
This was the resolution at a meeting with four of the banks involved in the freezing of Jonathan’s account by the Senate Committee.