The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Christopher Enweremadu wanted over allegations of criminal conspiracy, diversion of public funds, and money laundering.
In a notice signed by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, on Wednesday, the anti-graft agency listed Enweremadu’s last known address as the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Umuahia, Abia State.
According to the EFCC:
“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.”
Enweremadu, who served as Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters under former Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, has previously been linked to investigations into the management of funds allocated to local government councils in Abia.
In December 2024, the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja ordered a probe into funds released to 17 local government areas in Abia between 2019 and 2023. The court also directed the EFCC to submit its findings and ordered the seizure of the international passports of three former state officials, including Enweremadu, ex-gubernatorial aide Erondu Uchenna Erondu, and Deaconess Joy Nwanju, a Permanent Secretary in the ministry.
The case followed an ex parte motion filed by an activist who alleged that billions of naira allocated to the state’s 17 LGAs during the period were mismanaged by the officials.
