Emefiele’s Wife, Three Others Declared Wanted By EFCC

Mrs Margaret Emefiele, the wife of a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, and three others, have been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for money laundering.

The three others were; Mr Eric Odoh, Anita Omoile and her husband, Jonathan Omoile.

The accused 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.”

In a mugshot portrait of the four suspects, details of their alleged money laundering offences were revealed by the EFCC, late Friday.

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 whereabouts? Please contact the nearest EFCC Command or the nearest police Station,”