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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested four domestic servants, including a driver and a houseboy, whose names were used to open bank s for Mrs Dame Patience Jonathan, the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

Sources within the anti-graft agency said on Sunday that the companies’ s were opened at Skye Bank.

The companies are Pluto Property and Investment Company Limited, Seagate Property Development and Investment Company Limited, Trans Ocean Property and Investment Company Limited and Globus Integrated Service Limited.

The four companies’ s, which have since been frozen by the EFCC, have a balance of about $15m while another , which bears Patience Jonathan’s name, has $5m.

Mr. Sammie Somiari, who deposed to an affidavit on behalf of the ex-President’s wife, said the former First Lady was the owner of the money in the s.

She had revealed that she gave millions of dollars to the then Special Adviser to the President on Domestic Affairs, Waripamowei Dudafa, to open s for her.

Somiari, however, claimed that Dudafa opened five s for Patience and that only one of the s was in her name, while the other four were opened in the names of companies belonging to Dudafa.

A detective at the EFCC, however, revealed that Dudafa used his domestic servants’ names to open the four other s and then deposited the money into the s.

The operative added, “We were investigating Dudafa when we stumbled on those four companies’ domiciliary s opened at Skye Bank with a balance of about $15m. On further investigation, we were able to identify the directors of the companies.

“When we detained the directors, we found out that they were Dudafa’s domestic servants. One of them was a houseboy while another one was a driver. Their photographs were used in opening the s and their signatures were forged.

“We found out that these domestic servants were completely innocent because they had no access to the s. We have since released them. The sole signatory to the s was Patience Jonathan and she was issued with a special card, which is accepted worldwide. She has a separate , which was opened in her name and has a balance of $5m.”

The detective said a lawyer, Amajuoyi Briggs, who allegedly helped Dudafa to perpetrate the fraud, would also be arraigned.

It was learnt that two Skye Bank executives, Demola Bolodeoku and Dipo Oshodi, who helped Dudafa to open the s on March 22, 2010, were also being investigated.

The detective added, “This is a clear case of fraud and there is no way the bank officials will say they did not know what was going on. They are under investigation and those found culpable will be arraigned.”

The EFCC operative said he could not immediately confirm if the transaction was reported to the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit.

He explained that the commission had discovered a trend which politicians used in laundering and concealing funds, saying it was becoming more rampant due to the operation of the Bank Verification Number which links all s owned by an individual.

He added, “What we have noticed is that in order to conceal funds, what politicians and top civil servants do is to open bank s in the name of family or friends and then make themselves the sole signatory to the .

“Don’t forget that we traced about 17 bank s to the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd.).

“Often times, they do this in connivance with bank officials and that is why the EFCC Chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, has said henceforth, whenever we are investigating a bank official, we will probe the entire bank as well because these officials usually act under the instruction of their superiors.”

Jonathan’s wife has, however, sued Skye Bank for freezing her bank s and giving the EFCC vital information about her finances.

She also wants the court to order Skye Bank to pay her damages in the sum of N200m for what she termed a violation of her right to own personal properties under Section 44 of the 1999 Constitution.

http://www.punchng.com/houseboy-drivers-names-used-open-15m-s/

Nawa oo

Jesu Oluwa o



This classic case of greed shows how they can't get enough, they just need to include drivers, housemaids, janitors, gardners virtually anyone they can control.

In their mindless greed, thieving spree, they don't even trust people they used their names to be signatories to the , which would have been harder for EFCC to trace because cheques or cards would not be allowed, just online banking

Who'd have thunk breeze will blow their yansh wide open?


Meanwhile these are people some hungry, senseless youths are defending offline and online


Shame after glory , grace to grass won't be our portion IJN



But from the depth of my heart, I say Shame on BadLuck Egbere Jonathan, Pathetic Patience Jonathan and anyone who ever glorified them

Something must be done to banks that receive these monies without recourse to due diligence in accepting deposits! They have all these while been the custodians of funds of corrupt people...

Indeed this woman is strong. Jonathan's reason for turning a blind eye and deaf ear on corruption and his inability to effect any tangible impact greatly rests on the shoulder of this woman

FLASHBACK: “Don’t vote Muhammadu Buhari. He will put all of us in jail and i cannot be carrying food to my husband in prison”- Dame Patience Faka Jonathan a.k.a Mama Peace (The Woman who saw tomorrow)

Am not even interested in her thieving antics, what's getting me overboard is the rate at which the sicko, and poverty driven people are defending her.

Money meant for the public, siphoned blindly by a common criminal, yet some people are defending her..

Shame on our "na our pikin" mentality..


She's just a common thief, if found guilty.

I'm 100% sure this is no fresh discovery but the government decided to let info "leak" so that the na "awa pikin" "Jona's govt was sabotaged" "all problems is Buhari' fault" can see why their lives are now messed up!!


These people balled all through but still managed to sow seed of discord in people's minds that will push them to come online with their 10mb gift on 100n recharge to "explain" this or worse deflect attention by asking about "Buratai" !!!

As if Buratai will remain an "officially protected person (OPP, C Pius Adesanmi 2016) till the end of time!!


There have been whispers that River park estate on airport road belongs to mama piss, even if she managed to triplicate herself and the 3 have worked from the day of their conception, nothing in this world can explain it!!! Sure proceed of corruption!!



*see her strong face with horrible eyebrows on top all the thievery* Class has no price tag!

useless efcc
"a special card which was acceptable worldwide".

my atm card is acceptable worldwide too.
come and capture me.
this people mumu baba suwe own.

(has baba suwe made any movie recently or he is chopping ndlea money?)

AngryNigerian:
Something must be done to banks that receive these monies without recourse to due diligence in accepting deposits! They have all these while been the custodians of funds of corrupt people...

Done like how? When the heads of the regulatory bodies were put there by same powers that be... Emefiele got his position as a "Thank you" for his "co-operation" when he was Zenith's big boss, not cos of competence and you expect same man to wield the big stick??

You are talking due diligence when it is an open secret that banks actively seek out clean fine chicks to employ purely with the intent to "exchange" them for deposits from HNI..

tit:
useless efcc
"a special card which was acceptable worldwide".

my atm card is acceptable worldwide too.
come and capture me.
this people mumu baba suwe own.

(has baba suwe made any movie recently or he is chopping ndlea money?)

You and the real "t*t" have nothing in common, the later is a beauty to behold, haven of pleasure and source of nourishment, while you are just an ignorant sagging pain!!

Go and find out about Visa/American Express' black and platinum cards, not the 100$ limit plastic you are carrying around, which your 1k minimum deposit gave you access to!

Zoo indeed!
$30M X N350/$ =N10+B. Those N10B could have constructed 2,000 housing units in Bayelsa and improved their lives so much.

I am not surprised. Have you ever gone to a wedding after eating correct Jollof rice (Public Funds) and you don't go back home with souvenir?

Oh Lord

Akamara

This is painful.

I can deal with an educated person stealing from me. There is nothing more painful, more than seeing an illiterate steal an educated and enlightened Country like Nigeria blind.

I feel insulted a person like Patience Jonathan, is stealing from Nigeria.

I still say it. It is not the fault of the Jonathan's that they were minding their business, when the corrupt system via the PDP, came and put honey in their mouth to lick, and boy did these guys and their surrogates lick.

This is very painful.

Recession has been in the making but we never knew.

Media trials

Efcc is the most useless organization

HungerBAD:
This is painful.

I can deal with an educated person stealing from me. There is nothing more painful, more than seeing an illiterate steal an educated and enlightened Country like Nigeria blind.

I feel insulted a person like Patience Jonathan, is stealing from Nigeria.

I still say it. It is not the fault of the Jonathan's that they were minding their business, when the corrupt system via the PDP, came and put honey in their mouth to lick, and boy did these guys and their surrogates lick.

This is very painful.

Media trial efcc just want to blackmail the peaceful mother of Nigeria

Doesn't matter what she did. I hope they know that she is untouchable just like the wives of all past leaders including Turai Yar'aduau who I know transferred billions of dollars to Dubai through a particular BDC operator before and after her husband's death. I ed this man to be president but unfortunately he has turned his previously acclaimed anti-graft war into a witch-hunting spree. Buhari should focus on getting our economy out of the doldrums. No straight-thinking Nigerian takes his anti-corruption war serious anymore.

modath:


Done like how? When the heads of the regulatory bodies were put there by same powers that be... Emefiele got his position as a "Thank you" for his "co-operation" when he was Zenith's big boss, not cos of competence and you expect same man to wield the big stick??

You are talking due diligence when it is an open secret that banks actively seek out clean fine chicks to employ purely with the intent to "exchange" them for deposits from HNI..

Tell who buhari appoint out of competence

modath:

I'm 100% sure this is no fresh discovery but the government decided to let info "leak" so that the na "awa pikin" "Jona's govt was sabotaged" "all problems is Buhari' fault" can see why their lives is now messed up!!


These people balled all through but still managed to sow seed of discord in people's minds that will push them to come online with their 10mb gift on 100n recharge to "explain" this or worse deflect attention by asking about "Buratai" !!!

As if Buratai will remain an "officially protected person (OPP, C Pius Adesanmi 2016) till the end of time!!


There have been whispers that River park estate on airport road belongs to mama piss, even if she managed to triplicate herself and the 3 have worked from the day of their conception, nothing in this world can explain it!!! Sure proceed of corruption!!



*see her strong face with horrible eyebrows on top all the thievery* Class has no price tag!

Its just media trial

Change must start with buhari

As far no probe on buratai buhari is only joking

Enough of all the media trials and NL convictions. The EFCC is now the symbolic dog that barks but doesn't bite, otherwise, how do you explain all the media trials that have amounted to nothing.

meanwhile, how far with Saraki's case sef

hmmmmm

People are unabashedly corrupt in this country.

Jonathan, see your life. Husband and wife...thieves.

Thieving IB, thieving madam piss...


Abeg, who knows where this buka dey

Chai!!! There os God o!!!

See dem trying to defend her.

criminal...see her face like ojuju calabar.
Nigerian looters are very dumb. She is suing skye bank because the bank released her financial transcations to law enforcement agencies...I thought this woman has a degree from a university ... lol. The lawyers are also out to milk her...
Nigeria is a mess...


Former CBN Governor, Sanusi Lamido said this in 2011:

"In 2008, the price of oil crash from $147 per barrel to $37. Three weeks before the crash i was in washington in the World Bank meeting, they had different model and projections that all Oil price will never fall below $85 per barrel, three weeks after it fell to $37. The only reason Nigeria Economy continue growing was that we had reserves of $62 billion, that was the shock absorber. We don't have that shock absorber today. If the Oil price crashes again; Nigerians will know what a crises is (in other word - Recession)."

http://www.channelstv.com/2011/12/22/cbn-governor-lamido-sanusi-s-fuel-subsidy-removal-at-town-hall-meeting/

I bet efcc can only recover less than 10% of the public funds looted from GEJ's era. Most would be siezed by anti money laundering agencies overseas never to be returned to Nigeria.

todayboy:
Media trials

Efcc is the most useless organization

Tyche:
Enough of all the media trials and NL convictions. The EFCC is now the symbolic dog that barks but doesn't bite, otherwise, how do you explain all the media trials that have amounted to nothing.

meanwhile, how far with Saraki's case sef

Efcc was strong during OBJ/yaradua era...Gej almost killed the agency....GMB brought it back to life. How much did metuh and omisore return to goverment's coffers again, would you be kind enough to remind us?
I wish efcc could get rid of that plea bargain nonsense and squash these roaches with an hammer.

Fantastically corrupt country.

I will only believe GMB's anti-corruption crusade is legit when these people are prosecuted and jailed 7 years minimum.

Enough of all these revelations without action. When will they be prosecuted??!

Corruption in Nigeria is like a stubborn ancestral curse. It will keep ing from generation to generation dispensation to dispensation, gathering momentum, getting worse as each day es by.

The solution is convicted looters are tied together, taken to a field where grim eyed soldiers are waiting with heavy guns loaded with hot lead, and then...you know the rest.

What a shame. I've given up on this country

Yomieluv:
Am not even interested in a thieving antics, what's getting me overboard is the rate at the the sicko, and poverty driven people are defending her.

Money meant for the public, siphoned blindly by a common criminal, yet some people are defending her..

Shame on our "na our pikin" mentality..


She's just a common thief, if found guilty.

you need to have seen how a nl member called gloshare or shareglo was defending her yesterday as if his/her life depended on PEJ.lol

shebi dem no use their dog name open..

Mama I hail u ooo.

You sure say this woman no get PHD for lootology?