The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Emeka Ufomba wanted over alleged diversion of public funds and related financial crimes.
In a notice issued by EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale via the Commission’s official Facebook page, Ufomba was accused of involvement in criminal conspiracy, diversion of public funds, stealing, and money laundering.
The Commission described him as a 49-year-old indigene of Abia State, with his last known address at 13 Unity Drive, Eneka Paradise Estate, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The EFCC urged members of the public with useful information on Ufomba’s whereabouts to report to any of its zonal offices across the country, call 08093322644, send an email to [email protected], or notify the nearest police station or security agency.
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This development comes just days after the Commission declared two other Abia indigenes, Christopher Enweremadu and Fortune Ozoemela, wanted on similar allegations.
Enweremadu, a former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters under ex-Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, is already linked to an investigation into the management of funds allocated to Abia’s 17 local councils.
In December 2024, a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja granted approval for a probe into allocations disbursed between 2019 and 2023.
The court also ordered the seizure of international passports belonging to Enweremadu, former governor’s aide Erondu Uchenna Erondu, and Deaconess Joy Nwanju, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters.
It is important to note that the EFCC’s declaration does not amount to guilt. All suspects remain innocent until proven otherwise in a court of law.
