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 our
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.
A detective at the EFCC told The PUNCH, “Recall
that we had frozen the four companies’ accounts,
which Patience Jonathan later laid claim to. We
have been able to establish that the money was
part of proceeds of crime.
“She had no evidence that the money in the four
accounts belonged to her. All she had were
platinum debit cards, which she was using to
withdraw money and the cards are not evidence
of ownership.
“Initially, we had traced $5m to her personal
account, which we did not touch but I can
confirm to you now that the $5m account,
bearing Patience Jonathan’s name, has also been
seized since she claimed that the monies in the
company accounts and the one in her personal
name all emanated from the same source.
“We are tracing other accounts belonging to
Patience. It will interest you to know that despite
all the letters she has written, she has never
stated where she got the money from. She
claimed to be a housewife and yet she has
$20m.”
Punch
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 our
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.
A detective at the EFCC told The PUNCH, “Recall
that we had frozen the four companies’ accounts,
which Patience Jonathan later laid claim to. We
have been able to establish that the money was
part of proceeds of crime.
“She had no evidence that the money in the four
accounts belonged to her. All she had were
platinum debit cards, which she was using to
withdraw money and the cards are not evidence
of ownership.
“Initially, we had traced $5m to her personal
account, which we did not touch but I can
confirm to you now that the $5m account,
bearing Patience Jonathan’s name, has also been
seized since she claimed that the monies in the
company accounts and the one in her personal
name all emanated from the same source.
“We are tracing other accounts belonging to
Patience. It will interest you to know that despite
all the letters she has written, she has never
stated where she got the money from. She
claimed to be a housewife and yet she has
$20m.”
Punch
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