Emefiele: EFCC declares four persons wanted

Emefiele: EFCC declares four persons wanted

Olaitan Ogundele

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared four persons wanted for allegedly conspiring with former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele to commit fraud.

The EFCC gave the names of the four suspects as Margaret Dumbiri Emefiele, Eric Odoh, Anita Omoile and Jonathan Omoile.

According to the Commission, the suspects allegedly conspired with Emefiele to convert huge sums of money belonging to the Federal Government of Nigeria.

It stated that the suspects committed felony to “obtaining money by false pretences and stealing contrary to and punishable under Sections 411. 287 and 314 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State.“

Emefiele was suspended by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in June 2023 and was arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) and was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on illegal possession of firearms at a Federal High Court in Lagos and was granted bail in the sum of N20m.

The two-count charge was later dropped while a fresh 20-count charge bordering on fraudulent procurement and conspiracy were brought against him.

In October, he was arrested and detained by the EFCC just hours after he regained freedom from the DSS. (Guardian)