An observer in the trial of a previous assistant to ex Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, has uncovered how millions were washed for Patience Jonathan.
Persistence Jonathan
Orji Chukwuma, an arraignment witness, in the continuous trial of previous Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs to previous President Goodluck Jonathan, Waripamo-Owei Dudafa, on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 revealed to Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, how Dudafa washed a few billions of Naira for previous First Lady, Patience Jonathan.
Dudafa is standing trial close by Joseph Iwuejo, his ex-account officer, who purportedly supported him to propagate the misrepresentation.
Dudafa and Iwuejo, who likewise asserted to be 'Taiwo Ebenezer' and 'Olugbenga Isaiah', between June 2013 and June 2015, were affirmed to have utilized diverse organizations to deceitfully launder different wholes of cash to the tune of N5.1bn.
At the continued hearing today, Chukwuma, an agent with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, told the court how one Murtala Abubakar, a Bureau de Change administrator, conceded having gathered a few million in dollars from Dudafa.
"We found, over the span of our examination, that Abubakar was coordinated to pay the different entireties of cash into various records gave by Dudafa," Chukwuma said.
Driven in prove by the indictment direct, Rotimi Oyedepo, Chukwuma additionally told the court that the cash was given to Dudafa at the Aso Rock Villa by Patience, the spouse of previous President Goodluck Jonathan.
Giving further declaration, Chukwuma told the court that Dudafa utilized a few organizations: ABY Resources Limited; Avalon Global Property Development Company Limited; Pluto Property and Investment Company Limited; Ibejige Services Limited and DeJakes Fast Food and Restaurant Nigeria Limited to stockroom and deal with the monies found in his ownership.
The indictment witness additionally expressed that the respondent did not pronounce his enthusiasm for these organizations in his Asset Declaration Form, and that the monies found in his records at two new age banks were continues of wrongdoing.
Additionally, Dudafa, through his attorney, recorded an application asking the court to discharge his global travel permit incidentally to empower him to go for a medicinal arrangement outside the nation.
In his reaction, the arraignment direct, Oyedepo encouraged the court not to give the application because the EFCC had kept in touch with a Lagos State government doctor's facility to look at Dudafa's wellbeing and to decide if he could be dealt with in the nation or abroad.
Oyedepo, nonetheless, told the court that he presently couldn't seem to get any reaction from the healing center.
Subsequently, Justice Idris suspended to October 24, 2017 for the becoming aware of the application and November 14 and 15, 2017 for the continuation of trial.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media, and Publicity
17 October 2017
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