EFCC declares Atuche, Akingbola’s wife wanted

Also wanted in connection with the stealing of depositors’ funds from Bank PHB is the bank’s ex-chief financial officer, Ugo Anyanwu.

The Commission in a statement yesterday explained that while Messers Francis Atuche and Ugo Anyanwu are wanted in connection with the stealing of over N8.6 billion form Bank PHB when they held sway as top officials of the bank, Mrs. Anthonia Akingbola is wanted over her alleged conspiracy with her husband, Erastus Akingbola to steal over N47 billion from Intercontinental Bank.

The anti-graft agency said it has to come to the decision of publicly declaring the accused persons wanted after an endless search for them and their failure to submit themselves for interrogation and trial over the alleged fraud. According to the statement, “Patriotic Nigerians who may have useful information on the whereabouts of the wanted persons are urged to kindly send same to any of the EFCC’s offices across the country or the nearest police station.”

The Commission further said that while it will continue its search for the accused persons within the country, it will equally explore its working relationship with other international law enforcement agencies to track down any of them hiding in foreign jurisdictions.