The Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission has launched a manhunt for a former Minister of
Petroleum Resources, Dan Etete, who was charged with money laundering and fraud
in Italy and Nigeria.
Sources within the EFCC told Punch
that the suspect,
who was accused of perpetrating a $1.1bn fraud through his company, Malabu Oil
& Gas Limited, had allegedly rendered himself incommunicado, making it
difficult for the EFCC to serve him with court papers.
A senior detective at the EFCC said, “We have
been trying to contact Etete, but from all indications, he seems to be on the
run. Now that he has been charged in an Italian court, the Office of the
Attorney General of the Federation will coordinate with the Italian government.
“We have transferred
the Malabu fraud case to the AGF and he will decide on the next line of action.
It is doubtful that he is in Nigeria, but we will continue to look for him.
“Since he is under investigation in the United
Kingdom, Italy and the United States, he will not be able to hide. All the
relevant security agencies will join hands in finding him.”
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