The Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Ayodele Oke, former
director-general of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), and Folashade, his
wife, wanted.
The duo were declared
wanted on Sunday.
Oke and his wife are
facing a four-count charge bordering on money laundering offence to the tune of
N13 billion.
The EFCC had filed the
charges against them in connection with the $43 million, £27,000 and N23
million discovered in an apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos, in April 2017.
The NIA had claimed
ownership of the funds, saying they were part of “covert intelligence
operations” but there was public outcry that it was a case of looting.
In February, a federal
high court in Lagos had issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Ayodele and
his wife after they failed to appear before it for arraignment.
Chukwujekwu Aneke, the
judge, had directed that the duo be arrested anywhere they are sighted across
the world.
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