Investigators probing the fraud in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has written to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to place three Nigerians on Interpol Red Notice.
In a letter by DCP Eloho Okpoziakpo, Head of Operations, Office of the Special Investigator, to the IGP, signed by Mr. Odoh Eric Ocheme, a CBN employee and two accomplices, Adamu Abubakar and Imam Abubakar, were suspected to have forged documents bearing the name of former President Muhammadu Buhari to scoop away US$6,230,000 from the CBN.
The following documents are attached: the data page of Odoh Ocheme’s Nigerian International Passport No. B50082800; properly certified true copies of the warrants; and the court’s order to that effect.
The forged documents include:
The Presidency, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation Identity Card in the name of Jibril Abubakar.
Letter dated 23 January, 2023 purportedly written by Muhammad Buhari to the Mr. Boss Mustapha.
Letter dated 26 January, 2023 purportedly written by Boss Mustapha to Mr. Godwin Emefiele.
Central Bank of Nigeria Internal Memo dated 31 January, 2023 purportedly written by the Director, Banking Services Department to the Governor.
Central Bank of Nigeria Internal Memo dated 7th February, 2023 purportedly written by the Director, Banking Services Department to the Branch Controller, Abuja, Branch, with the intent that the Central Bank of Nigeria, Abuja Branch may in the believe that the documents are genuine be induced to pay the sum of six million, two hundred and thirty thousand United States Dollars ($6,230,000.00).
