Ex-President Goodluck
Jonathan’s Godson George Turnah, went after the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission seized duplexes said to be worth between N70m and N100m in Abuja,
owned by him.
George Turnah is standing
trial for an alleged N3 billion fraud, and also froze seven bank accounts
through which the suspect allegedly received billions of naira, the commission
has declared his 30-year-old wife, Jennifer Turnah wanted over an alleged N1
billion fraud.
The Commission claims that
Jennifer helped her husband in laundering the money using shell accounts. The
statement released by EFCC futher alleged that Jennifer was a signatory to many
of the accounts, and had continued to ignore invitations.
“The public is hereby
notified that Jennifer Timinipre Turnah whose photograph appears below, is
wanted by the EFCC in a case of criminal conspiracy, money laundering and
stealing to the tune of N1bn.
The suspect, who is the
wife of George Turnah, a former special assistant to an ex-Managing Director of
the Niger Delta Development Commission, is a signatory to some of the companies
her husband allegedly used to launder monies meant for youth development.
Bank accounts of the shell
companies – Celtic Pride Global Services Limited, West Oak Multi Concepts
Limited, Eliben Educational Centre Limited, Cinco Ranch Hotels and Apartments
Nigeria Limited and Dubai Stores and Supermarket Nigeria Limited – were used to
launder the stolen funds. .
The suspect has refused to
honour repeated invitations from the commission and is currently on the run,”
the statement read in part.
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