The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared a former Abia State Commissioner, Christopher Enweremadu, wanted over allegations of criminal conspiracy, diversion of public funds, stealing, and money laundering.
In a public notice issued on Wednesday and signed by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, the Commission listed Enweremadu’s last known address as the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in Umuahia, Abia State.
“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,” the notice read.
Enweremadu, who previously served as Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters under former Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, is being investigated over the management of funds allocated to local government councils in Abia State.
In December 2024, a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, ordered an investigation into the utilisation of funds received by the 17 local government areas of Abia between 2019 and 2023. The court directed the EFCC to file a comprehensive report and also ordered the seizure of international passports belonging to three state officials linked to the matter — Enweremadu, Erondu Uchenna Erondu (a former aide to the immediate past governor), and Deaconess Joy Nwanju (Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters).
The case stemmed from an ex parte motion filed by an activist who alleged that billions of naira allocated to Abia’s local councils during the period were mismanaged by the officials.
The EFCC has not released further details on the specific transactions connected to Enweremadu’s case. However, the development comes just days after the Commission also declared Adamawa-born businessman Abdullahi Bashir Haske, an associate of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, wanted over alleged conspiracy and money laundering.
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