House Of Reps Demand Identities Of Patience Jonathan’s Property Over' Incessant Harassment' By NDLEA

Date: 27-07-2017 10:26 am (6 years ago) | Author: onuigbo felicia
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The House of Representatives on Wednesday asked the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for identities of informants whose tip-off led to raid on former first lady, Patience Jonathan’s property.
The House’s Committee on Public Petition gave the order on Wednesday while considering a petition on “incessant harassment” of Mr. Jonathan and family. The petition was filed by the former first lady.
The committee also summoned the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Police to appear as defendants in the petition.
A Director in the NDLEA, Femi Oloruntoba, had told the committee at the hearing that the agency got a tip-off from an unnamed source that the property located at Igbeti Rock Street, Maitama, Abuja, was being used for illicit drug activities.
“Based on the information, eight officers of the agency visited the premises after surveillance was conducted on it,” he said.
He denied that 50 officers from my agency visited the premises,”
he said.
According to Mr. Oloruntoba, the officer who met two occupants of the premises provided them with a search endorsement form, which they endorsed indicating that the search was conducted without any damage to the property or loss of items.
He said the agency was not aware that the premises belonged to the former first lady, adding that a letter was written by a solicitor on behalf of a man who claimed to be the owner of the premises.
Consequently, the committee requested the NDLEA to provide it with the identity of the claimed source before the next adjourned date.
The legal team from Granville Abibo & Co. led by Sammie Somiari, who petitioned the lower chamber on behalf of Mrs. Jonathan, had earlier told the committee that it would adopt the initial petition as its brief in the matter.
Mr. Somiari added that additional documents were available to substantiate whatever they had raised in the petition.
He said the respondents, including the mentioned agencies, had engaged in wanton attacks on the former first lady and her relations.
He cited different media reports and newspaper headlines as pointers to the allegation of attacks on Jonathan.
He said “the EFCC has serially orchestrated a design to freeze the personal accounts of Mrs Jonathan, her siblings and other relations and associates.
“A case in point is one Aridolf Jo Resort Wellness and Spa Ltd off Okota Estate and Finchley Top Homes Limited which were all shut down without any justifiable reason by the EFCC with their accounts frozen.”

The committee asked its secretariat to send reminders to all agencies joined in the case that were yet to appear to provide documents regarding their role in the matter.
It adjourned its session to Sept. 19, 2017.

Posted: at 27-07-2017 10:26 AM (6 years ago) | Addicted Hero
- gogoman at 27-07-2017 10:34 AM (6 years ago)
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i want this woman in jail
Posted: at 27-07-2017 10:34 AM (6 years ago) | Grande Master
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- SOGaiya at 27-07-2017 10:37 AM (6 years ago)
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mad men n women on throne wat do u expect
Posted: at 27-07-2017 10:37 AM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- pricklong at 27-07-2017 11:16 AM (6 years ago)
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BOTTOM POWER WILL SETTLE THE MATTER
Posted: at 27-07-2017 11:16 AM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- tegonwa at 27-07-2017 11:23 AM (6 years ago)
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PDP Men And Women In The House Of Rep Working So Hard To Protect Their Mama.Hmm Mama Peace Would Never Rest As Far As Looted Funds Are Still In Her Possession Either In Cash Or Assets.So Hopeless.
Posted: at 27-07-2017 11:23 AM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- ruthie at 27-07-2017 11:58 AM (6 years ago)
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JAIL ALL THEM WHO LOOTED OUR TRESURY
Posted: at 27-07-2017 11:58 AM (6 years ago) | Hero
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- EDDYPRINCE at 27-07-2017 05:23 PM (6 years ago)
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EFCC WHY?Huh?Huh?Huh?Huh?? NA ONLY SHE DON BE FIRST LADY PLZ LIVE GEJ AND FAMILY ALONE AND FACE OBJ
Posted: at 27-07-2017 05:23 PM (6 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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