EFCC Declares Ekweremadu Wanted for Conspiracy, Diversion, Money Laundering

Christopher Enweremadu

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Christopher Enweremadu, a former Abia State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, wanted over allegations of criminal conspiracy, diversion of public funds, stealing, and money laundering.

In a public notice signed by its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, on Wednesday, the anti-graft agency urged anyone with information on Enweremadu’s whereabouts to report to any of its zonal offices nationwide.

Enweremadu, who served under former Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, has been linked to ongoing investigations into the management of allocations to Abia’s 17 local government councils.

In December 2024, a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja ordered a probe into LGA allocations between 2019 and 2023, directing the EFCC to file its findings. The court also ordered the seizure of travel documents belonging to Enweremadu, Ikpeazu’s former aide Erondu Uchenna Erondu, and the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Deaconess Joy Nwanju.

The case stems from an ex parte application by an activist who alleged that billions of naira meant for local councils were diverted under the supervision of the officials.

While the EFCC’s latest notice did not provide details of the transactions specifically tied to Enweremadu, it comes just weeks after the commission also declared Abdullahi Bashir Haske, an Adamawa-born businessman and ally of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, wanted in a separate case of conspiracy and money laundering.

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