Patience Jonathan, former first lady, has claimed ownership of a sum of $31.4 million in a case on which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) issued a no debit/freezing order.
According to TheGuardian, the former first lady, through Gboyega Oduwole, her counsel, claimed ownership of the money in an application filed at the Lagos federal high court on September 6, with FHC/L/C5/1233/16 marked as the case file.
The former first lady is asking the court to make an order for the enforcement of her fundamental rights by naming EFCC and Skye Bank Plc as defendants.
She also asked the court to make a declaration that the fund standing to the credit of four of the companies named in the case and an account in her name in Skye Bank belonged to her.
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The former first lady further prayed the court to declare that the placing of a freezing order on the said accounts without any order of a court or prior notice to her, is a breach of her fundamental rights as contained in the 1999 Nigeria’s constitution as amended.
Damola Bolodeoku, a former Skye bank official; Amajuoyi Azubike Briggs, a former presidential aide; Trans Ocean Property and Investment company limited, Seagate Property Development and Investment company limited and Globus Integrated Services limited had been taken to court by EFCC for alleged $31.4 million fraud involving the companies without addresses.
Other parties involved in the case are Pluto Property and Investment Company limited and Avalon Global Property Development Company limited.
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9 comments
This woman is bad example to all Nigeria women. I always suspect her. The truth is out at last.
Ma’am where did you get this kind money? Haba,$13.4m equal to N4,690,000,000 @ $1=N350 conservative exchange rate today. God dey sha….
Billy, it’s $31.4m not $13.4m!
$31.4 and not $13.4
Those of us who are complaining of the present state of our economy should be grateful to God for the change. Only God knows what would have happened to this our beloved nation if president Jonathan and his family had continued. So thanks be to God for prayers answered.
I’m not a fan of Gej but it was not just him all our political elite from shagari ve only one thing in mind & thats to loot the common wealth; have u forgotten Umaru Diko $6b & he was just a minister
When Buhari attempted to boxed him to Nigeria, we all called Buhari names
I sincerely wonder where the country would be now too……
Your comment..This idea of when we are tackling PRESENT issues, some fools are reminding us of PAST ones should stop immediately.