EFCC traces N2.1bn to Patience’s dead mother’s account

_Ex-First Lady, Patience Jonathan__

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has traced N 2 . 114 bn to the bank account of Magel Resort Limited , which was allegedly owned by Mrs . Patience Jonathan and her late mother , Mama Charity Oba.
According to the EFCC, the total amount of money traced to Mrs . Jonathan is now N 17bn .
Patience , the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan , had, last week , filed a N 2 bn fundamental human rights suit against the EFCC, accusing the anti - graft agency of subjecting her to psychological trauma , unnecessary persecution and going as far as freezing her late mother’ s accounts.
However , an interim report of the EFCC, made available to The PUNCH , accused Mrs . Jonathan of perpetrating fraud through some of her non -governmental organisations .
The report adds that at least N 17bn , including funds from some government agencies , were paid into the accounts of Mrs . Jonathan’ s NGOs .
The report states , “ Another company owned by Mrs Jonathan is Magel Resort Ltd. It was incorporated by Mrs . Jonathan’ s late mother . But Patience Jonathan became the sole signatory to the account of the company by board resolution upon the demise of her mother .
“ Though registered as a resort agency , sources at the EFCC disclosed that the agency was probing the circumstances in which the firm secured over N 200 m IT contract from the National Information Technology Development Agency .
“ The contract was allegedly bankrolled through the National Information Technology Development Fund . Several other persons under investigation for money laundering by the anti - graft agency were discovered to have made payments into the company ’ s account including a hotelier in Central Area , Abuja , who has been invited for questioning.
“ The total sum allegedly laundered through the account of Magel Resort Limited , owned by Mrs Jonathan and her late mother , is put at N 2 . 114 bn . ”
The commission alleged that another NGO , owned by Patience , Ariwabai Aruera Reach Out Foundation , had various accounts but the principal account was domiciled at Diamond Bank.
The EFCC said it stumbled on evidence in which several government agencies made payments into the account .