A fresh video has surfaced where a Sierra Leone woman, Honora Olumide Johnson, who claims to be an ex-lover to billionaire mogul, Dr Mike Adenuga, accused of using the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to intimidate and confiscate everything she has worked for.
Johnson, who was a confidential secretary to Dr Mike Adenuga for over 30 years, now faces eviction from her house in Lagos.
Adenuga had accused her of filching money belonging to Worldspan Holdings, one his companies, to the tune of $300,000 which was meant to be transferred to a Conoil account. It was alleged that Johnson transferred the funds to a different account in China for her benefits.
Johnson was also accused of methodically stealing naira and foreign currencies in the total equivalent of $350,000” between 2018 and 2020.
In her response, Johnson denied all the allegations, arguing that she had left the employment of Mike Adenuga in 2019 following his desire to continue their 30-year-old romantic relationship.
While crying uncontrollably, she said in the video: “He said I stole money; money that I didn’t steal. What did I do? 30 years I gave my life to Adenuga. How many houses do I have? What did he do for me? He didn’t do anything for me. No children, no husband. Mike Adenuga, live me alone.”
However, the move to eject Johnson was said to be purely the execution of a court order by the EFCC.
Johnson is currently facing prosecution for alleged misconduct at her former place of employment, Globacom.
More so, she was accused of inflating air ticket fares and over-invoicing on purchases of vehicles reportedly to the tune of over N1 billion.
As such EFCC is reported as prosecuting her and others linked to the matter for “illegitimate wealth” acquisition.
The others listed as respondents in the case are Babajide Aremu Johnson, Olabose Ibrahim Falobi, Steve Nnamdi Izebu, Steve Ibem and Bakoliza Limited.
The information available now also revealed that in the name of the Federal Government of Nigeria, the EFCC dragged Johnson to court based on its finding.
The court by the ruling of Justice A.M. Liman on February 16, 2021, granted an interim forfeiture order on some of the properties and the bank accounts of Johnson and others involved.
The affected persons, including Johnson, however, tried to block the interim forfeiture order with a counter-court case.
They reportedly sought an order to discharge the interim forfeiture of assets, an order discharging the final forfeiture order and any other orders as deemed fit by the court.
The July 14, 2021 ruling of Justice A.L. Allagoa on their applications, however, dashed their expectations.
Justice Allagoa ruled on March 12, 2021.
The judgment by Justice Allagoa stated: “That the order of Justice Liman stands in all its ramifications” and that the EFCC is “entitled to take possession of all that property subject of the Order of my Lord A.M. Liman on the 16th day of February 2021”.
It was gathered that in the course of executing the court order by the EFCC that Johnson threw up the drama, where she mentioned the name of Adenuga in what is now being branded as “emotional blackmail”.
Meanwhile, as to her claim of being an ex-lover, Adenuga is yet to say anything.
