Former first lady Dame Patience Jonathan has asked the court to make a declaration that $31.4 million being exhibit in an alleged fraud case before a Federal High Court in Lagos, standing to the credit of four companies and an account in her own name in Skye Bank belonged to her.
Counsel to the first defendant in charge, with case number FHC/337C/16, Mr. Gboyega OOduwole had revealed that Dame Jonathan filed a fundamental application against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), claiming ownership of the money.
The EFCC had dragged former presidential aide, Amajuoyi Azubike Briggs, former Skye Bank official, Damola Bolodeoku, Avalon Global Property Development Company Limited and Pluto Property and Investment Company Limited to court in an alleged $31.4 million fraud involving the companies without verifiable addresses.Â
Others also charged include Trans Ocean Property and Investment Company Limited, Â Seagate Property Development and Investment Company Limited and Globus Integrated Services Limited.
According to an application filed on September 6, 2016Â with file number FHC/L/C5/1233/16 Dame Jonathan is asking the court to make an order to declare that the action of the respondents in placing a No Debit/Freezing Order on the said accounts without any order of a competent court of law or prior notice to her, to be in breach of her fundamental rights as contained in the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
She also sought for the naming of EFCC and Skye Bank Plc as defendants.
