The special investigator appointed by President Bola Tinubu has asked the international criminal police organisation (Interpol) to place three suspects on its watchlist over an alleged fraud of $6,230,000.

The suspects are Adamu Abubakar, Imam Abubakar, and Odoh Eric Ocheme.

The federal government had filed extradition charges against the trio for allegedly forging the signature of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari and documents purportedly written by Boss Mustapha, the former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), to induce the payment of $6,230,000 from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

The fund was purportedly meant for foreign election observers.

[b]"That Adamu Abubakar (now at large), Imam Abubakar (now at large), Odoh Eric Ocheme (now at large), Bashirudeen Maishanu and others also now at large, on or about the 23 day of January, 2023, at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, forged the following documents: (1) The Presidency, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation Identity Card in the name of Jibril Abubakar; (ii) Letter dated 23 January, 2023 purportedly written by Muhammad Buhari to the Mr. Boss Mustapha; (iii) Letter dated 26 January, 2023 purportedly written by Boss Mustapha to Mr. Godwin Emefiele; (iv) Central Bank of Nigeria Internal Memo dated 31 January, 2023 purportedly written by the Director, Banking Services Department to the Governor, and (v) Central Bank of Nigeria Internal Memo dated 7th February, 2023 purportedly written by the Director, Banking Services Department to the Branch Controller, Abuja, Branch, with the intent that the Central Bank of Nigeria, Abuja Branch may in the believe that the documents are genuine be induced to pay you the sum of six million, two hundred and thirty thousand United States Dollars ($6,230,000.00) and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 1(2)[c] of the Miscellaneous offences Act, Cap. M17 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2010," the part of the charge sheet reads.[/b]

LETTER TO INTERPOL

In a letter dated February 12, 2024, the special investigator asked Interpol to place the three suspects on red notice.

The letter, signed by Eloho Okpoziakpo, the head of operations, office of the special investigator, was addressed to the assistant inspector-general of police, national central bureau (NCB) and Interpol.

"In the course of the Special Investigator’s assignment, Mr. Odoh Eric Ocheme, (a staff of the CBN) now at large and the other two accomplices, also now at large, were discovered to have conspired and forged documents in the name of the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria with which they stole about US$6,230,000 (Six Million, Two Hundred and Thirty Thousand Dollars, in cash, from the coffers of the CBN," the letter reads

On January 18, 2024, Inyang Ekwo, a judge at a federal high court in Abuja, issued a warrant of arrest against the three suspects.

Ekwo issued the order following a motion moved by Celestine Odo, the counsel of the federal government.

Biodun556:
Buhari was borrowing foreign loan to defend the naira. Which means he was subsidizing dollars for billionaires who are importers, manufacturers and children of rich who studying abroad while at same time paying fuel subsidies. He was burning the candle at both ends, left, right and center because he did not want to hurt the feelings of Nigerians.

Blackfire:
Ordinary 6M

malali:
Very good

These black money or ill gotten wealth is used to sponsor terrorism, kidnap and civil unrest.

We have to go after all circulating ill-gotten money.

123yes:
Placing them on watch or arresting and bringing them to Justice. Which kind talk be this. This matter really surprised me. How can these kind of money be withdrawn without verification. This is to show us the kind of wicked leaders we have running down our life everyday.

malali:
Very good

These black money or ill gotten wealth is used to sponsor terrorism, kidnap and civil unrest.

We have to go after all circulating ill-gotten money.

Toosure70:
Last regime is the worst

ElSudani:


The people who paid it out were probably in on it or paying such money is routine in the Central bank.
Amazing how no one bothered to verify.

Hopium:


Ewefiemele is in deep shit.

RE: Emefiele: Witness Confirms $6.2m Payment For Foreign Election Observers (https://www.nairaland.com/7998771/emefiele-witness-confirms-6.2m-payment)

Biodun556:
Buhari was borrowing foreign loan to defend the naira. Which means he was subsidizing dollars for billionaires who are importers, manufacturers and children of rich who studying abroad while at same time paying fuel subsidies. He was burning the candle at both ends, left, right and center because he did not want to hurt the feelings of Nigerians.

“’I cannot take anything back about Obi. I said Obi said he wants to move Nigeria back from consumption to production and I said that is not true. He cannot do it because his own business survives on consumption. Is that a lie? He has been an importer and I said he deals with cash and carry economics; container economics, imports”.

“All the goods that can be produced in Nigeria, Obi imports them in his supermarkets. That is consumption economics. That kind of person cannot tell you that he is moving you from consumption to production. He will then be committing self-economic suicide and Obi will not do that to himself”.

“So, Obi is deceiving everybody and I can’t take that back because that is true. What I said about Asiwaju, I gave examples of his vision, knowledge and courage. There is none about Obi. You can’t point to any enduring legacy of Obi in his eight years as governor of Anambra”.

https://independent.ng/peter-obi-deceiving-everybody-i-wont-retract-my-statement-about-him-dele-alake/

bluefilm:
When it comes to looting the treasure, they don't care about their individual religion

Biodun556:
There was revenue shortages under Buhari government leading to constant borrowing but ironically it seems the loans that we are paying now with crude oil has been looted under his government.


A whole central bank governor forging the president's signature

Mindlog:
And CBN released such amount without verifying from the Presidency?