Ex-NIA DG, Oke, wife declared wanted by EFCC

Ebun Francis|

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Sunday declared Ayodele Oke, former director-general of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), and Folashade, his wife, wanted.

The former NIA boss and his wife are facing a four-count charge bordering on money laundering offence to the tune of N13 billion.

The EFCC had filed the charges against them in connection with the $43 million, £27,000 and N23 million discovered in an apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos, in April 2017.

A federal high court in Lagos had earlier this year issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Ayodele and his wife after they failed to appear before it for arraignment.

Chukwujekwu Aneke, the judge, had directed that the duo be arrested anywhere they are sighted across the world.

“I have carefully considered the oral application for the arrest of the person mentioned herein, and I am convinced beyond reasonable doubt that the said application is meritorious,” Aneke held.

“Accordingly the application is hereby granted as prayed. It is hereby ordered that Ambassador Ayodele Oke and wife, Folasade Oke, should be arrested anywhere they are been sighted in the world.”

Oke and his wife left the country for a European country for “medical reasons shortly before they were charged by the EFCC.”