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Nigerian Court Unfreezes Former First Lady's Bank Account

A judge in Lagos has ordered the anti-graft agency to release one of several bank accounts frozen as part of an inquiry into the wife of former president Goodluck Jonathan. Patience Jonathan had filed a complaint against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, claiming that she is the rightful owner of $15.6 million held in several accounts.

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