BEVERLY HILLS, April 20, (THEWILL) – A Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out the suit filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against former First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan and six others.
The suit is seeking the forfeiture of the sum of $5,842,316. 66, domiciled im kye Bank Plc, to the federal government.
In urging the court to temporarily freeze the account, the EFCC through one of its investigators, Mr. Abdulahi Tukura, in an affidavit, told the court that the former first lady used different companies and individuals to acquire the money.
THEWILL recalls that the court, presided by Justice Mojisola Olatoregun, had sometime in December 2016, while granting EFCC’s ex parte application filed and argued before the court by counsel to the commission, Mr. Rotimi Oyedepo, ordered that the account be frozen pending the conclusion of investigation on the money.
However, the court struck out the suit at the instance of the EFCC, which had applied to the court to strike out the suit.
At the resumed hearing of the matter, lawyer to other respondents, except Skye Bank Plc, Mr. Ige Asemudara, told that court that he was duly informed by the EFCC lawyer, Mr. Mohammed Idris, who was equally in court, that, the anti-graft agency had signified to discontinue the suit, by filing a notice of discontinuance.
Asemudara therefore urged the court to strike out the suit and his application was granted as Justice Olatoregun consequently struck out the suit.
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