Ex-Abia Commissioner In Trouble As EFCC Places Him On Wanted List

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

In a public notice issued on Wednesday by its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, the anti-graft agency published Enweremadu’s photograph and last known address, which was listed as the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in Umuahia, Abia State.

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“The public is hereby notified that CHRISTOPHER ENWEREMADU, whose photograph appears above, is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in connection with an alleged case of Criminal Conspiracy, Diversion of Public Funds, Stealing, and Money Laundering,” the statement read.

The EFCC urged anyone with useful information about his whereabouts to report to its offices in Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin, Makurdi, Kaduna, Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt, or Abuja.

Enweremadu, who served under former Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, has previously been linked to investigations into how funds allocated to local government councils in Abia were managed.

In December 2024, a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja directed the EFCC to investigate the disbursement of funds to the state’s 17 local government areas between 2019 and 2023.

The court also ordered the seizure of the international passports of Enweremadu, former governor’s aide Erondu Uchenna Erondu, and Deaconess Joy Nwanju, a Permanent Secretary in the ministry.

The court’s ruling followed an ex parte motion filed by an activist, who alleged that billions of naira allocated to the local councils were mismanaged under the officials’ watch.

Although the EFCC did not release details of the latest allegations tied to the wanted notice, the move adds to ongoing corruption probes involving past public officials.

This development comes shortly after the agency also declared Abdullahi Bashir Haske, an Adamawa-born businessman and ally of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, wanted over alleged money laundering and criminal conspiracy.