The formal Nigerian controversial first lady former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathans wife, Dame Patience Jonathan.The anti-graft agency Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(E.F.C.C) had in August frozen the accounts of the four companies and seized the $15m in the course of probing Dudafa for money laundering that’s connected to the former first lady.
But the wife of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, had sued the EFCC and Skye Bank, claiming ownership of the $15.5m.
The companies had on September 15, 2016 pleaded guilty of the charges when they were arraigned by the EFCC along with Dudafa, a lawyer, Amajuoyi Briggs; and a banker, Adedamola Bolodeoku.
Based on the guilty plea of the companies, the EFCC prosecutor, Mr. Rotimi Oyedepo, reviewed the facts of the case and told the court how the companies laundered the money.
Summary, He said, “The EFCC received an intelligence report showing vividly that the fourth to seventh defendants retained proceeds of crime. Our investigations showed that Festus Iyoha admitted receiving the funds from the first defendant (Dudafa). Iyoha is a domestic staff at the State House.
While convicting the companies of money laundering, the judge said he was satisfied that the EFCC had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt.
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