EFCC Declares GEJ’s Godson Wife Wanted Over N1 Billion Fraud

The wife of George Turnah, the godson of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Jennifer Turnah, 30 has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on an alleged N1 billion fraud.

The EFCC in a statement claimed that Jennifer Turnah helped her husband in laundering money using shell accounts according to the Punch.

The commission said Jennifer was a signatory to many of the accounts and had continued to ignore invitations from the financial crimes watchdog.

The statement partly reads,

“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 commission asked, “Nigerians to report to the nearest EFCC office if she is sighted.”

Meanwhile, the EFCC has seized a duplex said to be worth between N70m and N100m, owned by George Turnah in Abuja.

The property is the latest seizure of a string of other properties owned by Turnah, who is standing trial for an alleged N3 billion fraud.

The commission had frozen about seven bank accounts through which the suspect Turnah, allegedly received billions of naira.