Illicit Funds: S’court Affirms Interim Forfeiture Of Another N2.4bn Linked To Patience Jonathan - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 15, 2019
TheSupreme Court has affirmed another order of interim forfeiture made by theLagos Division of the Federal High Court in respect of the sum of 2.4 billionnaira allegedly traced to the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan,Patience.
The ApexCourt had, barely a week ago, affirmed an interim forfeiture of the sum of 8.4million dollars belonging to the former-First Lady and directed her to returnto the Federal High Court in Lagos to show cause why the fund should not bepermanently forfeited to the Federal Government.
On Friday,in a separate appeal, a five-man Bench of the Apex Court unanimously handeddown a similar verdict on another sum of 2.4 billion naira in the bank accountof Lawari Furniture & Bath Limited, a firm which the Economic and FinancialCrimes Commission, EFCC had linked to Jonathan.
The company had, through its lawyers Mike Ozekhome, SAN filed the appeal to challenge the January 12th, 2018 judgment of the Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal, which had affirmed the interim forfeiture order of the Federal High Court in Abuja in respect of the said amount.