A former Abia State Commissioner, Christopher Enweremadu has been declared wanted over allegations of criminal conspiracy, diversion of public funds, and money laundering.
He was declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
In a public notice signed by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, on Wednesday, the EFCC listed Enweremadu’s last known address as the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Umuahia, Abia State.
The anti-graft agency urged anyone with useful information about his whereabouts to report to any of its zonal commands in Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin, Makurdi, Kaduna, Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt, or Abuja.
“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,” the notice read.
Enweremadu, who served as Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters under former Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, has been linked to investigations 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 LGAs between 2019 and 2023, directing the EFCC to submit its findings.
The court also ordered the seizure of international travel documents belonging to three former state officials: Enweremadu, former aide to Governor Ikpeazu, Erondu Uchenna Erondu, and the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Deaconess Joy Nwanju.
The court’s action stemmed from an ex parte application by an activist who alleged that billions of naira meant for Abia’s LGAs were diverted under the supervision of the named officials.
EFCC, however, did not disclose further details of the specific transactions tied to Enweremadu in the fresh wanted notice.
This development comes weeks after the commission also declared Abdullahi Bashir Haske, an Adamawa-born entrepreneur and associate of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, wanted in connection with alleged criminal conspiracy and money laundering.
