The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has seized a hotel allegedly belonging to Mrs. Patience Jonathan, the wife of former President Goodluck J
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has seized a hotel allegedly belonging to Mrs. Patience Jonathan, the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan as well as three other properties in Abuja allegedly belonging to her. The five-storey hotel according to Punch is located near Setraco Construction Company, beside Mabushi Kado Expressway is likely worth to be worth about N2bn.
The property, which has not been officially opened, has between 50 to 100 rooms, a gymnasium, a fountain and other amenities have the inscription, ‘EFCC Under Investigation’ all over the hotel. A mechanic working at a filling station located next to the property said Mrs. Jonathan used to visit the hotel in the past but had not come around since January. He also said that the hotel is supposed to have been opened for business but has not even been given a name yet.
The commission also seized Mrs. Jonathan’s properties in Karsana, Wasa and Idogwari areas of Abuja and is also on the verge of seizing her properties in Port Harcourt and Yenagoa.
Patience first came under EFCC investigation in May 2016 when the commission arrested a former Special Adviser to the President on Domestic Affairs, Waripamowei Dudafa. Patience laid claim to about $15m found in bank accounts allegedly belonging to Dudafa’s domestic servants. She subsequently sued Skye Bank Plc and the EFCC. The commission then went ahead to freeze her personal account with a balance of $5m.
