Admin l Wednesday, January 24, 2018
LAGOS, Nigeria – Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested Esther Oba, sister to former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan. She was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport and handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
According to the Nation Newspaper, she was arrested for alleged laundering of over N359, 397,458.26 through two firms, AM-PM Global Networks Limited and Finchley Homes Limited.
About N317,397,458.26 was allegedly traced to the suspect in AM-PM Global Networks Limited. She is expected to explain how she came about the management of N42million in Finchley Homes Limited.
EFCC sources said the suspect is central to the ongoing probe of the former First Lady.
“We have been looking for her but she has been faceless. We watch-listed her for arrest by any security agency.
“Fortunately at about noon on Monday, the Nigerian Immigration Service(NIS) contacted us that she was arrested while returning from Dubai with her husband and three children. She was arrested at Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport. Her name featured in the operation of one of the accounts of ex-First Lady Patience Jonathan. The account is in the name of AM-PM Global Networks Limited which is domiciled in Stanbic IBTC. It is one of the accounts we have frozen. She is the sole signatory to the account of this firm suspected to have been used for money laundering.”
“From our findings, the closing balance in the account was N317,397,458.26 as at August 10, 2017. The inflows came without a clear narration as to the source. However, investigation is being intensified in that direction. Her claim is that the company was owned by their mother who is deceased. However, major inflows into the account occurred after the demise of their mother, Mrs. Esther Fynface Charity Oba”, the National newspapers reported.
