The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it
is still investigating the funding for the 2015 presidential campaign of former
President Goodluck Jonathan.
According to PUNCH, Shehu Shuaibu, an EFCC investigator,
said this on Tuesday during cross-examination in a money laundering case before
the federal high court in Lagos.
He said alleged donations into the bank account of Joint
Trust Dimensions Limited, one of the defendants in the case relating to
Jonathan’s campaign, are still being investigated.
Other defendants in the N4.9 billion money laundering cases
include Femi Fani-Kayode, former minister of aviation and an official of
Jonathan’s campaign organisation; Nenadi Usman, former minister of finance; and
Yusuf Danjuma.
Shuaibu, the third prosecution counsel in the case, was
being cross-examined by Ferdinand Orbih, Usman’s lawyer, at the continued
hearing on Tuesday.
He was quoted to have listed some of the cash inflows into
the bank account of the firm.
“N500m from Global Scan System Ltd on February 11, 2015;
N300m from Diamond Bank on January 30,
2015; N250m from Castillo Torres BDC Ltd on February 11, 2015; N100m from Afrigate Energy Ltd, and
N500m from Chief Emeka Ofor on March 13, 2015,” he reportedly said.
He, however, said, “I am not sure if they (the monies
identified) were truly donations, as some of these alleged donated monies are
still under investigation.”
President Muhammadu Buhari had defeated Jonathan, who at the
time was seeking reelection.
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