$15m: Patience Jonathan demands $200m from EFCC
Former first lady Patience Jonathan has demanded that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) pay her $200million for infringing on her rights when it froze the $15m in her account.
Patience made the claims through her lawyer Granville Abibo at a Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday, October 26.
Patience Jonathan
Premium Times reports through the News Agency of Nigeria that Patience is also praying that the court to issue an order discharging the freezing order and restraining the EFCC and its agent from further placing a freezing order on the said accounts.
The court fixed December 7, 2016 for the hearing of the case filed by Patience against the anti-corruption body seeking to unfreeze her accounts. Tied as respondents in the suit are EFCC, Skye Bank and Waripama-Owei Dudafa, a former Special Assistant to Patience’s husband; ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.
Premium Times reports that when the case was called on Wednesday, EFCC’s counsel Rotimi Oyedepo informed the judge that the case was coming up for the first time and some of the respondents had yet to be served with the court’s processes.
As a result, he said, the case was not yet “ripe for hearing” because he has also just received the processes on October 19 and is yet to file a response. Without a contested by counsel to the plaintiff Abibo, Justice Babs Kuewumi fixed December 7 for hearing.
Meanwhile, there was a mild drama at the court on Wednesday when a group of women reportedly rented by Patience Jonathan took over the premises to protest against EFCC’s treatment of the ex-first lady. The women arrived early and waited for the court proceedings to start.
Patience made the claims through her lawyer Granville Abibo at a Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday, October 26.
Patience Jonathan
Premium Times reports through the News Agency of Nigeria that Patience is also praying that the court to issue an order discharging the freezing order and restraining the EFCC and its agent from further placing a freezing order on the said accounts.
The court fixed December 7, 2016 for the hearing of the case filed by Patience against the anti-corruption body seeking to unfreeze her accounts. Tied as respondents in the suit are EFCC, Skye Bank and Waripama-Owei Dudafa, a former Special Assistant to Patience’s husband; ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.
Premium Times reports that when the case was called on Wednesday, EFCC’s counsel Rotimi Oyedepo informed the judge that the case was coming up for the first time and some of the respondents had yet to be served with the court’s processes.
As a result, he said, the case was not yet “ripe for hearing” because he has also just received the processes on October 19 and is yet to file a response. Without a contested by counsel to the plaintiff Abibo, Justice Babs Kuewumi fixed December 7 for hearing.
Meanwhile, there was a mild drama at the court on Wednesday when a group of women reportedly rented by Patience Jonathan took over the premises to protest against EFCC’s treatment of the ex-first lady. The women arrived early and waited for the court proceedings to start.
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