The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared a former Abia State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Christopher Enweremadu, wanted over alleged criminal conspiracy, diversion of public funds, and money laundering.
The commission made this known in a notice signed by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, on Wednesday.
Enweremadu’s last known office address was listed as the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Umuahia.
“The public is hereby notified that CHRISTOPHER ENWEREMADU, whose photograph appears above is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in an alleged case of Criminal Conspiracy, Diversion of Public Funds stealing and Money Laundering.
“Anybody with useful information as to his whereabouts should please contact the Commission in its Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin, Makurdi, Kaduna, Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt or Abuja offices,” EFCC declared.
Enweremadu, who served in the administration of former governor Okezie Ikpeazu, has in the past been linked to investigations into the handling of local government funds in the state.
In December 2024, a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja ordered a probe into allocations to Abia’s 17 local government areas between 2019 and 2023, directing the EFCC to submit its findings.
The court also ordered the seizure of international passports of three former officials, including Enweremadu, a former aide to Ikpeazu, Erondu Uchenna Erondu, and the ministry’s permanent secretary, Deaconess Joy Nwanju.
The court action stemmed from an ex parte motion filed by an activist who alleged that billions of naira meant for the LGAs were under the control of the officials during the period in question.
The EFCC did not provide fresh details about the specific transactions tied to the wanted notice.
The development comes weeks after the agency also declared Adamawa-born businessman Abdullahi Bashir Haske, an ally of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, wanted over alleged conspiracy and money laundering.