The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Margaret Emefiele, wife of a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, and three others, wanted for money laundering.
It was gathered that Mrs Emefiele, Mr Eric Odoh,
Anita Omoile and her husband, Jonathan Omoile, were declared wanted in a post
on the X account of the anti-graft agency on Friday night.
The anti-graft
agency declared them wanted for allegedly conspiring with the former CBN
Governor “to convert huge sums of money belonging to the Federal Government of
Nigeria and committed felony to with obtaining money by false pretences, and
stealing, contrary to and punishable under Sections 411, 287, and 314 of the
Criminal Law of Lagos State.”
In a related
development, the Federal Government filed a 20-count charges against Emefiele
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama, Abuja.
The charges
against Emefiele now border on Criminal breach of trust, Forgery, Conspiracy to
commit forgery, Procurement Fraud and Conspiracy to commit Felony.
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