A Federal High Court Lagos on Friday took oral evidences in a suit seeking final forfeiture of about 8.4 million dollars, and N7.4 billion found in accounts linked to a former first Lady, Patience Jonathan.
Meanwhile, defence counsel, Messrs Ifedayo Adedipe, SAN, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, and Mr Ige Asemudara had respectively moved their processes in opposition to the motion for final forfeiture. When trial resumed on Friday, EFCC counsel called a witness, Mr Chukwuma Orji, who deposed to some of the affidavits, and he made adoptions before the court.
The witness confirmed sums of money lodged into a First Bank account and also confirmed that the first respondent was a public officer, who worked with the Bayelsa State government, adding that he annexed documents to exhibit same.
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