EFCC Discovers Another N6bn Plaza In Abuja Belonging To Patience Jonathan’s

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has discovered another uncompleted eight-storey building in a prime area of Abuja allegedly belonging to Patience Jonathan, the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

The building has been described by the EFCC as a ‘magnificent architectural edifice’.

Comparative analysis of similar buildings on several trading sites within the same area put the worth of the building at N6bn.

Punch visited the building, which is located within the Central Business District, between the National Mosque and the Federal Secretariat.

It was alleged in documents sighted by Punch that Patience allegedly acquired the property through her foundation known as Aribawa Aurera Reach Out Foundation.

In a document, attached to a court application, EFCC had written to Corporate Affairs Commission to get the identities of the directors of the foundation who are believed to be fronts for Patience.

The commission further stated that it had written to the Abuja Geographical Information System to get the history of the property and how and when it was bought.

The anti-graft agency has also written eight banks: 

Skye Bank, Fidelity Bank, First Bank, Union Bank, Guaranty Trust Bank, Zenith Bank, United Bank for Africa and Unity Bank.

EFCC had a few months ago frozen an account belonging to Aribawa Aurera Reach Out Foundation with account number 1222014221 in Ecobank with a balance of N479m.

The anti-graft agency said there was no way Patience would have been able to afford such a property as her last known job was Permanent Secretary in Bayelsa State.

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