The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has issued a public notice declaring Christopher Enweremadu wanted over allegations of conspiracy, diversion of public funds, and money laundering. According to the EFCC, his last known office address was at the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in Umuahia, Abia State.
In a statement signed by the Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, the commission urged Nigerians with useful information on Enweremadu’s whereabouts to contact any of its offices across the country. The anti-graft agency listed locations including Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin, Makurdi, Kaduna, Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt, and Abuja.
The EFCC notice emphasized that the former commissioner is linked to an ongoing probe into alleged misuse of funds allocated to local government councils. Prince Enweremadu, who served under former Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, has previously been mentioned in investigations regarding management of LGA allocations in Abia between 2019 and 2023.
In December 2024, a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja ordered the EFCC to investigate funds disbursed to the 17 local governments in the state during that period. The court also directed that Enweremadu, along with two other senior officials, should surrender their international travel documents while the investigation continued. The other officials included Erondu Uchenna Erondu, a former aide to the governor, and Deaconess Joy Nwanju, a permanent secretary in the ministry.
The EFCC did not release detailed information about the latest case linked to Enweremadu but confirmed that it involves suspicious financial transactions. The matter is connected to broader corruption inquiries targeting local government finances in Abia State.
This development comes shortly after the EFCC also declared Abdullahi Bashir Haske, a businessman from Adamawa with close ties to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, wanted in a separate case involving conspiracy and money laundering.
The anti-corruption agency continues to encourage citizens to provide useful intelligence to support its fight against financial crimes. Observers believe this case may further test accountability efforts in state-level governance.
Source: EFCC public notice and court filings.
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