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Published 15 May 2021
The Court of Appeal on Friday has set aside the conviction of four companies that were allegedly linked by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to Dr. Waripamo Dudafa, associate of the former president, Goodluck Jonathan.
The EFCC had asserted that the companies were in possession of funds that purportedly belonged to the wife of the former president, Patience Jonathan. As a result, the EFCC had arrested and charged Dr. Dudafa and Amajuoyi Briggs, who was secretary to all the companies, Demola Bolodeoku, a bank official, and the companies to court on a 15-count charge.
The Court of Appeal has set aside the conviction of four companies allegedly linked with Dr Waripamo Owei Dudafa, an aide to former president Dr Goodluck
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The Court of Appeal has voided the conviction of four companies linked by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC to Dr. Waripamo Owei Dudafa, former aide to ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan.
The EFCC had claimed that the companies were holding funds allegedly belonging to Dame Patience Jonathan, wife of the former President.
EFCC had arrested and charged Dudafa, Mr. Amajuoyi Briggs, a lawyer who was the secretary to all the companies, Demola Bolodeoku, a bank official and the companies to court on a 15-count charge.
Some of the witnesses brought to court in the course of trial testified that they knew nothing about the companies but however changed their not guilty and pleaded guilty on behalf of the companies.