The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Margaret Emefiele, wife of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele, wanted alongside three others for money laundering.
The three others are Mr Eric Odoh, Anita Omoile and her husband, Jonathan Omoile.
They were declared wanted Friday night for allegedly conspiring with the former CBN Governor “to convert huge sums of money belonging to the Federal Government of Nigeria and committed felony to wit: obtaining money by false pretences, and stealing, contrary to and punishable under Sections 411, 287, and 314 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State.”
Details of their alleged money laundering offences were revealed by the EFCC in a notice of the four suspects late Friday night.
The document read, “Emefiele, Odoh, Mr and Mrs Omoile, wanted by the EFCC. The quartet of Eric Odoh, Margaret Emefiele, Anita Omoile and Jonathan Omoile, are wanted by the EFCC for offences bothering on economic and financial crimes. Any information on their whereabout? Please contact the nearest EFCC Command or the nearest police Station,.”
An EFCC document revealed that the former CBN Governor, Emefiele, is being prosecuted by the EFCC for ₦ 1.8bn and $6.2m fraud.