Christopher Enweremadu, a former commissioner in Abia State has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Also declared wanted is Fortune Ozoemela. The duo are wanted over allegations of criminal conspiracy, diversion of public funds, stealing, and money laundering.
Christopher Enweremadu
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The disclosure was made by EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale in a public notice signed and made available on the commission website on Wednesday.
Enweremadu served as Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters under former Governor Okezie Ikpeazu.
In the wanted bulletin published on the website of the EFCC, Enweremadu’s last known address is listed as the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Umuahia, Abia State.
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On the other hand, Ozoemela, is described as being 40 years-old, an indigene of Abia State while his last known address is 122 Ozoemila’s compound Amakama Olokoro Umuahia Abia State.
The EFCC urged anyone with useful information about their locations to report to any of its zonal offices in Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin, Makurdi, Kaduna, Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt, or Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the EFCC’s fresh wanted notice did not give details of the transactions tied directly to Enweremadu.
Enweremadu is linked to an investigation into the management of funds allocated to Abia’s 17 local government councils.
In December 2024, a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja ordered a probe into allocations to the LGAs between 2019 and 2023 and directed the EFCC to submit its findings.
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The court also ordered the seizure of international passports belonging to Enweremadu, Erondu Uchenna Erondu (a former aide to Governor Ikpeazu), and Deaconess Joy Nwanju, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters.
The court’s decision followed an ex parte application filed by an activist who alleged that billions of naira meant for Abia’s local governments was diverted under the supervision of the officials.
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