Court rejects Patience Jonathan out of court settlement in fraud case.

Former First Lady Patience Jonathan’s bid to settle out of court the brewing dispute over the strange payment of $11,489,069.03 into her domiciliary accounts has been rejected.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked the ex-First Lady to come before a court by entering into a plea bargain in line with the laws of the land. The agency said it would only accept a plea bargain in which the court is carried along.

Also, EFCC detectives have not been able to trace about 29 of the 31 individuals and companies which made the controversial deposits. The development has fuelled speculations that some of the depositors are “fictitious”.

The EFCC believes that an out-of-court settlement suggests that there is a dispute between two parties.

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