Rotimi Amaechi`s Wife in a Multi-billion Naira corruption Scandal

Rotimi Amaechi`s wife Mrs.  Judith Amaechi  has been indicted in a multi-billion Naira corruption scandal, The EFCC had received petition detailed February this year. The petition detailed the various financial dealings of Mrs. Amaechi and how it was aided by her husband.

According to EFCC findings ,her dealings are centered on three bank accounts  with a port Harcourt branch of FIRST BANK .The accounts in the name of Rajol Jireh Nig.Ltd ,El-Madon Fellowship and Empowerment support initiative.

Rajol Jireh Nig.Ltd is her company and she is the biggest shareholder and sole-signatory to its accounts with her photo.

El-Madon fellowship, is said to be a prayer group she started when are husband was on the run for his life as he lost the governorship ticket in 2007 gubernatorial elections.  As his husband wins governorship race she moved the prayer group to the state house and got it registered and emerged its sole signatory with her photograph submitted to the bank.

Empowerment support initiative is said to be her pet project as first lady. The EFCC found over eight (8) billion naira passed through these accounts since they were opened in 2008.some of the looted funds are invested in properties in Nigeria. 

The account numbers are; 

  ESI-4344020003193, a fixed deposit account 

  El- Madon Fellowship- 4344020002981, another fixed deposit account

  Rajol Jireh Nig Ltd – 43440200031162, the main Account

  Rajol jireh Nig Ltd – 2010701975 Naira, 4344030000125, a dollar fixed deposit account and 2024239051 naira fixed deposit account, staffs of First Bank are not allowed to view these accounts, as they are passworded.

Mrs. Amaechi`s method of transferring money abroad was akin to a bonanza, Nigerian Times learned that the bankers are encouraged to look for anyone with about a million dollars, he or she is then made a proposition: wire a million dollars to an account abroad and the naira equivalent plus an irresistible bonus is negotiated. When the money hits the agreed account abroad, the naira equivalent and the agreed bonus leaves any of the First Bank accounts to another commercial bank in port-Harcourt, then it hit the compliance account BAM.

source :NigerianTimes