Ngozi Olejeme, Others Still Under Wanted List Of EFCC For Alleged Fraud

Ngozi Olejeme

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has said that the former chairman of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF between 2009 and 2015, Mrs Ngozi Olejeme, is still under wanted list.

EFCC said Olejeme, who was also the Deputy Chairman, Finance Committee of the Goodluck Jonathan Presidential Campaign Organisation in 2015, alongside an adjunct  Professor, Olufunmilade Adeyemi; and two others — Haruna Adamu and Jennifer Timinipre Turnah are still being wanted for alleged cases of fraud.

Punch had reported that Olejeme was accused of diverting $48,485,127 from the social insurance scheme designed to provide compensation to employees who suffer from occupational accidents or diseases in the line of duty.

The Commission in a series of post on Facebook and it’s Twitter account on Wednesday officially release names and photographs of wanted members of the society still under wanted list.

According to the information made available, Prof. Adeyemi is the Managing Director of Stealth Groups Limited and is alleged to have swindled his victims of N34m under the guise of selling a property situated within Complete Leisure Estate to them.

Dr. Olejeme, a former Chairman of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund was declared wanted for criminal conspiracy, abuse of office, diversion of public funds and money laundering.

She was alleged to have committed the offence alongside one Umar Munir Abubakar, the former Managing Director of NSITF.

The duo allegedly mismanaged and diverted well over N69bn government funds into their personal accounts through the award of suspicious and bogus contracts to proxy companies.

Also, Jennifer Timinipre Turnah, wife of Barrister George Alabh Turnah, a former special assistant to the then Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, has also been declared wanted by the commission for alleged money laundering and diversion of funds into personal use.

“Turner is a signatory to some of the companies her husband allegedly used to launder monies meant for youth development.

“Bank accounts of the shell companies – Celtic Pride Global Services Limited, West Oak Multi Concepts Limited, Eliben Educational Centre Limited, Cinco Ranch Hotels & Apartments Nigeria Limited and Dubai Stores & Supermarket Nigeria Limited were used to launder the stolen funds,” the Twitter and Facebook posts alleged.

“EFCC then asks members of the public to reach out to them if any of the people named is found either through the email: info@efccnigeria.org or through phone on: 0809 3322 644 (0809 EFCC NIG).

“People can also visit the nearest Police Station and other security agencies.

See the tweet:

Help the #EFCC find Haruna Adamu Gazau & Bala Tangalu #wanted in connection with alleged financial crimes, and have both jumped bail. pic.twitter.com/PEjCJFbzhU

— EFCC Nigeria (@officialEFCC) September 20, 2017

#FraudWednesday: Dr. (Mrs.) Ngozi Juliet Olejeme & Adjunct Prof. Olufunmilade Adeyemi are wanted by the #EFCC for alleged financial crimes. pic.twitter.com/FQ4SZtvW1l

— EFCC Nigeria (@official EFCC) September 20, 2017

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