The Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission has frozen Patience Jonathan’s personal account,
titled ‘Patience Ibifaka Jonathan’, which is domiciled in Skye Bank Plc.
Impeccable sources within the agency told Punch’s
correspondent on Wednesday that the move had become necessary due to the prima
facie case established against the former President Goodluck Jonathan’s wife.
As part of investigations into alleged
diversion against a former Special Adviser to ex-President Jonathan on Domestic
Affairs, Waripamowei Dudafa, the anti-graft agency had frozen four companies’
accounts in Skye Bank with a balance of $15,591,700.
However, before the
EFCC could arraign the four companies in court, Jonathan’s wife deposed to an
affidavit, claiming that the money belonged to her.
Despite Patience’s claims, however, the EFCC
arraigned the four companies –Pluto Property and Investment Company Limited;
Seagate Property Development and Investment Company Limited; Trans Ocean
Property and Investment Company Limited; and Globus Integrated Service Limited.
The companies pleaded guilty and the EFCC had
already begun moves to ensure that the money is forfeited permanently to the
Federal Government.
-Punch
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