The Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday ordered the permanent forfeiture of the sum of $8.4 million and N9.2 billion recovered from former first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan.
Justice Mojisola Olatoregun held that the money is reasonably suspected to be proceeds of crime. She granted an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that the money should be permanently forfeited to the federal government.
The judge held that Mrs Jonathan could not prove that the money was legitimately earned
