Governorship aspirant on the run over $500,000

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared wanted an Information Technology staff of a new generation bank (name withheld), Godswill Oyegwa Oyoyou, for fraudulently duping his employer of N6.28 billion.

A statement signed by the Commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said Oyoyou, 38, “allegedly conspired with some scammers and obtained the sum of N6.28 billion from his bank, after hacking into the bank’s database. Also, the commission declared wanted a gubernatorial aspirant in Bauchi State, Abdulahi Usman Adamu, for allegedly obtaining under false pretence, the sum of $500,000 from a Chinese firm, Shengjia International (HK) Limited.

According to the statement, Adamu allegedly “obtained the sum from the Chinese firm as part payment for the supply of 3000MT of Lead Ore, a contract he failed to execute.”

The anti-graft agency said, “following a petition by the Economic and Commercial Counsellor’s Office of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, the EFCC invited the suspect for questioning, but he failed to honour the invitation.” It, therefore, called on anyone with useful information on the alleged fugitive suspect, to contact any of its offices, or report same to the nearest police station.