Thursday, 6 August 2015

Seized $2.1M Belongs To An Executive Secretary Of A Federal Parastatal In Abuja

According to The Nation , the EFCC yesterday August 5th  said it had traced about $2.1million (N413million) seized at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos to a former Executive Secretary of a federal parastatal.
The anti-graft agency said it might be forced to declare the man wanted if he does not show up for questioning.The  commission said all attempts to locate the man in Lagos and Abuja proved futile. A top source in the agency said:
"The EFCC has finalised a plan to declare the former parastatal’s chief wanted, over a $2.1million money laundering case.The anti-graft agency has been on his trail for weeks, since a certain Ibiteye John Bamidele named him as the owner of a $2,198,900 haul, recovered from him by men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.
"Ibiteye was arrested on July 3, 2015 at the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos by the NDLEA and handed over to the EFCC on July 8, for further investigation.The suspect, upon interrogation, named as the owner of the money, but all efforts to locate him both in Lagos and his known address in Abuja proved futile."
The Head of Media and Publicity of EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said:
"We have plans to declare the man  wanted. We urge anyone with information on his whereabouts to contact the Commission or the nearest police station."

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