A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has ordered an interim forfeiture of the sum of N1,000,494,000 traced to Magel Resort Limited, a company linked to former First Lady ,Dame Patience Jonathan.
The former First Lady and some relatives of former president, Goodluck Jonathan, were directors of the company.
Others named as directors are Oba Oba Tamunotonye, Goodluck Jonathan Aruera, Goodluck Jonathan Ariwabai and Esther Fynface.
The cash was lodged in three deposits with Fidelity Bank Plc on 20th and 25th May, 2015.
The order was granted by Justice A. Lewis-Allagoa following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The Acting Head of Media and Publicity of EFCC, Mr. Tony Orilade, in a statement he released on Friday added that the court also ordered that the seized cash be deposited in the Treasury Single Account (TSA) of the Federal Government.
