EFCC gathers fresh evidence against Patience Jonathan’s cousin

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has uncovered fresh evidence against one Esther Oba, believed to be a cousin of Dame Patience Jonathan, the wife of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.
Oba recently came under investigation when she was identified as one of the owners of N9 billion in accounts bearing the signature of Mrs Jonathan.
Sources told our correspondent that Oba, whom the EFCC has put on its watch list, allegedly possessed two valid Nigerian passports which bear two different signatures.
A source in the EFCC said, “After we froze Patience Jonathan’s accounts a few months ago, we continued to investigate the former First lady. We then stumbled on some accounts, which did not bear her name but had her signature.
“We realised that one Esther Oba used two different passports in operating some of the accounts. The two passports are valid but carry different signatures. We immediately wrote a letter to the Nigerian Immigration Service to seek clarification.
“Immigration confirmed the two passports are indeed valid. They bear the same name, picture and details but different signature. So, they have also lunched an investigation into the matter. Obviously this is a case of fraud.”
The source told our correspondent that all attempts to locate Oba had proved abortive.
Punch, January 3, 2017

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