Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday adjourned hearing of Ex-former First Lady Mrs. Patience Jonathan’s suit seeking to unfreeze her accounts till January 19 as the accounts are said to have $15.5 million in them.
Justice Mohammed Idris adjourned to enable the former first lady’s lawyers to respond to an objection by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
on May 8 the judge held that Mrs. Jonathan and other parties must give oral evidence on the money’s ownership.
The EFCC had urged the court not to unfreeze the accounts because the money was suspected to be “proceed of crime”.
Unlike the companies, Dudafa, Briggs and Bolodeoku pleaded not guilty to the 17-count charge.
Unlike the companies, Dudafa, Briggs and Bolodeoku pleaded not guilty to the 17-count charge.
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