EFCC discovers N900m in the accounts of Jonathan's aide, Dudafa

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission  has made a startling discovery of over  N900m on the accounts of ex-president Goodluck Jonathan assistant Waripamowei Dudafa.

According to a report by The Punch,  the money was found in one of Dudafa's accounts, which was instantly frozen.

The cites an unnamed EFCC source as saying,  “Dudafa told us that he had no money; so, we began to investigate his accounts. We then found N900m that was hidden in one of his accounts through the connivance of his account officer,” the source in the EFCC said.

“Dudafa initially denied owning the account but when he was confronted with evidence, he had no choice but to admit. Some people, who had paid money into the account based on Dudafa's instructions, even came forward to say that the account indeed belonged to Dudafa. The N900m will be used as evidence against him in court.”

Dudafa was a close assistant and a kinsman of former president. He was arrested on April 18 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. Jonathan's former aide was blamed for giving N10bn to delegates at the presidential primary of the Peoples Democratic Party in December 2014.