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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, said that the wife of former President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, would not go scot-free if found guilty of corruption.
The ant-graft agency gave this assurance through its Deputy Director of Operations, Iliyasu Kwarbai.
Kwarbai, said this when he received a petition entitled: ‘Demand for arrest, prosecution of Patience Jonathan, probe of APC campaign fund and no more sacred cow in the anti-corruption crusade.’ against the former First Lady from a group of protesters, under the aegis of Human Rights Defenders and Advocacy Centre at the agency’s office in Ikoyi Lagos.
Recall the EFCC revealed that Mrs. Jonathan was under investigation for money laundering, with the revelation, the Commission later moved further by freezing her personal account Skye Bank Plc, titled ‘Patience Ibifaka Jonathan.’
Reacting to the activity of the anti-graft agency, Mrs. Jonathan gave the Commission a 14 day ultimatum to defreeze the account or face legal action, which the Commission did not adhere to.
Meanwhile, a group of protesters, under the aegis of Human Rights Defenders and Advocacy Centre at the agency’s office in Ikoyi Lagos, in a petition signed by its President, Queen Ameh, and Chairman of its Board of Trustees, BoT, Innocent Agbo, questioned why Patience Jonathan was still working freely when the EFCC claimed to have corrupt evidence against her.
“You have found evidence incriminating Patience Jonathan but we are surprised that Patience Jonathan is still allowed to be walking freely, and even had the audacity to take the EFCC to court to release same money to her.” Agbo said.
The group also called on the EFCC to probe the All Progressives Congress’ source of funding in the last election.
It also urged the anti-graft agency to investigate a National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi.
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