Patience Jonathan: Court Hears Oral Evidence In $8.4m Forfeiture Suit - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 12, 2019
A Federal High Court in Lagos, took oral evidences in a suit seeking final forfeiture of about 8.4 million dollars, and N7.4 billion found in accounts linked to a former first Lady, Patience Jonathan.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC had secured an interim order for forefeture of the sums on April 20, 2018, before Justice Mojisola Olatoregun, following a motion exparte it filed.
On October 29, 2018, EFCC counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo, had moved his motion for final forfeiture of the sums, urging that same be finally forfeited to the Federal Government.
Meanwhile, defence counsel, Messrs Ifedayo Adedipe, SAN, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, and Mr Ige Asemudara had respectively moved their processes in opposition to the motion for final forfeiture.
When trial resumed on Friday, EFCC counsel Oyedepo called a witness, Chukwuma Orji, who deposed to some of the affidavits, and he made adoptions before the court.
He confirmed that the monies sought to be forfeited by the EFCC, are in dollars, whereas, the receipts of sale of proceeds were in Naira.
Hearing will continue on May 9 and May 13.