Alleged N117bn fraud: EFCC declares 4 Rivers govt officials wanted
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared four Rivers State Government officials wanted over an alleged N117 billion financial fraud.
EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, made this known in a statement posted on the commission’s website on Sunday.
The Rivers suspects are: Fubara Siminayi, a 43-year-old Director of Finance of the Rivers State Government; Lekia V. Bukpor, Dagogo Abere, and the only female among them, Harrisonba Princewill, who is a cashier.
The statement also features the displayed pictures of the wanted persons and the details of their alleged crimes.
According to Uwujaren, the crime of the four government officials border on criminal conspiracy, money laundering, misappropriation of public funds and abuse of office.
He said that the suspects comprise three men and a woman, who are among 59 suspects declared wanted nationwide by the EFCC.
Their offences range from money laundering to obtaining money by false pretence, fraud, internet-related offences and issuance of dud cheque.
“In their capacity as signatories to the Rivers State Government account, they acted as proxies to several government officials, conspired and fraudulently withdrew and diverted the sum between 2015 and 2018.
“All the suspects hail from Rivers State and members of the public with useful information as to their whereabouts should contact any of the Commission’s offices or the nearest police station or other security agencies,” the statement said.
