Thursday, September 4, 2025 - The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared a former Abia State Government commissioner, Christopher Enweremadu, and Abia resident Fortune Ozoemela wanted over allegations of criminal conspiracy, diversion of public funds, theft, and money laundering.
EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale made the announcement in a
public notice posted on the commission’s website on Wednesday, September 3.
Enweremadu served as commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters
under former Governor Okezie Ikpeazu. His last known address was listed as the
Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Umuahia, Abia State.
Ozoemela, 40, is an indigene of Abia State with a last known
address at 122 Ozoemila’s Compound, Amakama Olokoro, Umuahia. Oyewale urged
anyone with information on their whereabouts to contact any EFCC zonal office,
including locations in Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin, Makurdi, Kaduna,
Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt, or Abuja.
The EFCC notice did not provide specific details of the
transactions linked to Enweremadu. However, he is connected 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 councils between 2019 and 2023
and directed the EFCC to submit its findings. The court also ordered the
seizure of international passports belonging to Enweremadu, former aide Erondu
Uchenna Erondu, and Joy Nwanju, the permanent secretary in the Ministry of
Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters.
The court action followed an ex parte application by an
activist who alleged that billions of naira intended for Abia’s local
government councils were diverted under the supervision of the officials.
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