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$15million: Court Convicts Comapnies Linked To Patience Jonathan, Dudafa

by Our Reporter

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has convicted four companies
allegedly used by Waripamo-owei Emmanuel Dudafa, a former Special
Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan to siphon 15 million US dollars.

Delivering judgment after reviewing the charge by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC prosecuting the case, Justice Babs
Keuwunmi pronounced all the four companies guilty as charged.

Justice Kuewumi however declined to pronounce sentence on them, saying
that their sentence will be determined at the conclusion of trial of other
accused persons in the matter.

He said: “in view of the facts stated by the prosecutor, and based on the
evidence tendered and based on the agreement of the companies’ directors,
the prosecution has proved its case beyond reasonable doubt.”

“The companies are found guilty in count 2,3,4,5,6,7,8, and 9.

In order not to prejudice the case of first, second and third defendants,
sentencing them is hereby reserved pending the end of the trial of the
first, second and third defendants,” he held.

The companies convicted are: Pluto Property and Investment Development
Company Limited, Seagate Property and Investment Development Company
Limited, Transoceanic Property and Investment Development Company Limited,
and Avalon Property and Investment Development Company Limited.

The purported companies’ directors who pleaded guilty on behalf of the
companies and agreed with facts reviewed by the prosecutor are: Friday
Davis: Agbo Baro, Kola Fredrick; Taiwo Ebenezer and China John.

The four companies were charged alongside a former Special Assistant to
President Jonathan, Waripamo-owei Dudafa, a lawyer, Amajuoyi Azubike
Briggs, and Adedamola Bolodeoku, a senior Staff of Skye Bank Plc, on
alleged $15.591, 700 million USD, which the former Nigeria’s first lady,
Mrs. Patience Jonathan, is laying claiming to.

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