ALLEGED N3BN FRAUD: EFCC arrests, detains Patience Jonathan’s sister

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is said to have arrested and detained Esther Oba, a sister to the former First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan.

Mrs Oba, who has been on the watch-list of the EFCC for months, was allegedly arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at about noon on Monday, soon after she arrived from Dubai in company of her husband, three children and a house help.

It was gathered that the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), upon recognizing that she is on the EFCC watch-list, arrested and handed her over to the anti-graft commission in whose custody she has been since Monday.

EFCC had alleged that Mrs Oba aided in laundering over N359, 397, 458.26 to two firms, AM-PM Global Networks Limited and Finchley Homes Limited, linked to the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience.

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According the commission, N317, 397,458.26 of the laundered money was traced to AM-PM Global Networks Limited and N42 million to Finchley Homes Limited.

The EFCC investigators as learnt is currently interrogating Mrs Oba over her involvement in the alleged laundering of the funds to the two firms linked to the former First Lady.

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