By Ayodimeji Falade
Ike Ekweremadu
Even before the organ harvesting charges in the United Kingdom, The former Deputy Speaker Mr. Ike Ekweremadu has been at loggerheads with the EFCC.
In November 2022, Ekweremadu’s 40 properties were forfeited by the court over money laundering and misappropriation of funds charges levied against him by the commission.
While he faces the charges in the United Kingdom, the anti-graft agency is waiting to arraign the former deputy speaker.
Diezani Alison Imadueke
The Former Minister of Petroleum was one among many politicians whom the commission’s wrath had come upon.
Alison Imadueke faced long years of investigations, property forfeitures, and many arrest warrants.
The 61 year old Nigerian politician was charged with misappropriation of funds, money laundering, and siphoning public funds.
In their search and investigations, EFCC was able to discover boxes of gold, silver, and diamond jewelry, worth several million pounds sterling.
Apart from the jewelry, the EFCC has traced N47.2 Billion and $487.5 Million in cash and properties among many others to the former Minister of Petroleum Resources.
Orji Uzor Kalu
In 2019, the federal court sentenced the former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu to 12 years imprisonment over N7.65bn fraud among other impending charges.
The Former governor who was also tried together with his company as a party to the crime was subsequently sentenced by the court with forfeiture of the company’s assets to the federal government.
The case which started in 2015, has been stalled on several occasions with the defendant’s health issues
Sambo Dasuki
Another prominent name caught under the eagle eye of the EFCC is the Former National Security Advisor (NSA), Colonel Sambo Dasuki.
He was charged with series of money laundering, fraud and arms deal sabotage. He was accused of using arms and ammunition funds required for combating insurgency for personal and other dealings.
Even with all evidence pointing to Sambo Dasuki, the case has experienced series of back and forths.
The former NSA boss had allegedly stolen over 1.2 billion dollars meant for Arms and ammunition for Nigeria’s security.
Ahmed Idris
Another financial pandemic looms ruled over Nigeria when the former Accountant general of the federation, Ahmed Idris was alleged to have stolen over N109.4 billion.
He was further investigated and discovered he was also involved in a theft of another N80 billion fraud.
He was suspended immediately over these allegations and he has been facing court litigations.
He was imprisoned while his case remains in court since July 2022.
Financial crimes bordering bribery, fraud, misappropriation of funds, and other corrupt practices have been the order of the day among Nigerian politicians and public servants.
It will require deep search and punishment from the anti-graft and other bodies to eventually curb this lact
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