New judge to hear Patience Jonathan’s suit against EFCC

A new judge, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Lagos, has taken over a suit filed by former first lady Dame Patience Jonathan challenging a “no-debit-order” placed on her account by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

It followed the elevation of Justice Mohammed Idris to the Court of Appeal.

Justice Aneke yesterday adjourned until May 22.

The EFCC, Skye Bank Plc (now Polaris Bank) and three companies – Pluto Property and Investment Company Ltd, Seagate Property Development and Investment Company Ltd and Trans Ocean Property and Investment Company Ltd are the respondents.

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Mrs. Jonathan, in the suit filed in 2016, is demanding N200 million damages.

She is urging the court to compel the EFCC to immediately remove the “no debit order” placed on her accounts with $9.8 million.