EFCC declares ex-Abia commissioner wanted

 

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Christopher Enweremadu, former Abia State Commissioner, wanted in connection with allegations of criminal conspiracy, diversion of public funds, and money laundering.

In a public notice signed by the Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, on Wednesday, the commission identified Mr. Enweremadu’s last known address as the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in Umuahia, Abia State.

The EFCC is urging anyone with information about Enweremadu’s whereabouts to contact any of its zonal offices.

“The public is hereby notified that CHRISTOPHER ENWEREMADU, whose photograph appears above is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in an alleged case of Criminal Conspiracy, Diversion of Public Funds stealing and Money Laundering.

“Anybody with useful information as to his whereabouts should please contact the Commission in its Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin, Makurdi, Kaduna, Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt or Abuja offices,” EFCC declared.

Prince Enweremadu, who previously served as the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters under former Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, has been linked to investigations regarding the management of funds for local government councils in Abia State.

In December 2024, a High Court in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, ordered an investigation into the funds allocated to 17 local government areas in Abia from 2019 to 2023. The court instructed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to submit its investigation report.

Furthermore, the court ordered the seizure of international travel documents belonging to three former state officials: Enweremadu, Erondu Uchenna Erondu (a former aide to the immediate past governor), and Deaconess Joy Nwanju (the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters in Abia State).

This court action stemmed from an ex parte motion filed by an activist who called for accountability, asserting that the state received billions of naira for the 17 local government areas, and that these funds were managed by the aforementioned officials during the specified period.

The EFCC has not provided further public details regarding the specific transactions tied to the recent wanted notice. Additionally, the Commission recently listed an Adamawa-born entrepreneur, Abdullahi Bashir Haske, known to be an associate of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, as wanted in connection with alleged criminal conspiracy and money laundering.