$6.2m CBN fraud: Interpol activates Red Notice alert on Emefiele's aide, as FG lines up 14 Exhibits, 9 witnesses
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$6.2m CBN fraud: Interpol activates Red Notice alert on Emefiele's aide, as FG lines up 14 Exhibits, 9 witnesses

Feb. 14, 2024

$6.2m CBN fraud: Interpol activates Red Notice alert on Emefiele's aide, as FG lines up 14 Exhibits, 9 witnesses

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The International Criminal Police Organisation, Interpol, has intensified the search for the Personal Assistant to the former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, and Eric Ocheme Odoh.

Also wanted by the international police are Adamu Abubakar and Imam Abubakar.

The three suspects are wanted by the federal government in connection with $6.2m allegedly stolen from the vault of the apex bank in the twilight of President Muhammadu Buhari's administration.

It was learnt that following the request by Tinubu's special investigator, Jim Obazee, Interpol has activated its Red Notice alert to member-countries to promptly apprehend the three runaway suspects.

The Office of the Special Investigator, it was learnt, had initiated and thoroughly investigated the heist at the CBN.

The Attorney General of the Federation, it was learnt handed over the matter to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to prosecute the suspects in court.

The Office of the Special Investigator, it was further learnt, has provided all the evidence, exhibits and the witnesses to testify in court.

Emefiele is also indicted in the alleged fraudulent payment of the $6,230,000 cash by the CBN to the three suspects.

Apprehending Emefiele's runaway personal assistant and his other alleged collaborators, it was gathered, will provide answers to the clues surrounding the several corrupt practices and monumental fraud allegedly perpetrated at the CBN under Emefiele's watch.

Earlier on Tuesday, the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, had, while testifying in court as the second prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of Emefiele, said neither he nor ex-President Muhammadu Buhari gave any approval for the disbursement of the $6,230,000.

The fund was said to have been released by the Central Bank to international election observers.

Later on Tuesday, the Office of the Special Investigator reportedly requested the International Criminal Police (Interpol) to place the suspects on watch list.

Federal Government had earlier filed extradition charges against the three suspects for allegedly forging the signature of Buhari as well as documents purportedly written Mustapha to induce the payment of the $6,230,000.

Obazee, has arranged no fewer than 14 exhibits and nine witnesses against the suspects before the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court over the alleged stealing.

According to the Extradition Charge already filed against the suspects before the Federal High Court, Abuja, the list of exhibits already lined up by the Special Investigator against them include the following:

"Central Bank of Nigeria, Abuja Branch withdrawal slip; Central Bank of Nigeria internal memo dated 07/02/2023 and 31/01/2023, respectively; Staff identity card of one Jibril Abubakar;  Letter dated 23/01/2023 purportedly written by Muhammadu Buhari to Mr Boss Mustapha; and Letter dated 26/01/2023 purportedly written by Boss Mustapha to Mr Godwin Emefiele."

Others are Statement of Bashirudeen Maishanu, Statement of Agu Chijioke Kingsley, Statement of Nasiru Usman, Statement of Sam Oricha Adams, Memo by Bashir Y Ahmed, Statements of Abdulmajeed Muhammad, Statement of Godwin Emefiele, Statement of Samuel Chukwuyem Okojere, and Statement of Catherine Terduo Igundunnase."

The Extradition Charge has also listed nine witnesses in the case against Emefiele's aide and the two other suspects.

The listed witnesses are: Bashirudeen Maishanu, Abdulmajeed Muhammad, Emefiele Godwin, Samuel Chukwuyem Okojere, Catherine Terduo Igundunnase, Jim Obazee, DCP Eloho Edwin Okpoziakpo, CSP Segun Aderoju and DSP Tijjani Bako.

It however added that whenever it's necessary, any other relevant witness may be called during the suspects' trial.

Emefiele's personal assistant and the two other suspects had already been slammed with a six-count charge before the Federal High Court, Abuja.

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