Ngozi Olejeme wanted by EFCC over N69bn fraud

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The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has declared the former chairman of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Dr. Ngozi Juliet Olejeme wanted over alleged N69 billion fraud.

According to the anti-graft agency, Dr. Olejeme, who was Chairman of NSITF from 2009 to 2015, along with one Mr. Umar Munir Abubakar, a former Managing Director of NSITF, mismanaged and diverted over N69 billion government funds into their personal accounts through the award of suspicious and bogus contracts to proxy companies.

The commission through its also noted that Olejeme has refused to honour its repeated invitations for her to answer some questions relating to the fraud.

 

THE STATEMENT READ:

“The public is hereby notified that Dr. (Mrs.) Ngozi Juliet Olejeme, whose photograph appears below,  is wanted in a case of criminal conspiracy, abuse of office, diversion of public funds and money laundering.”

“The former Chairman of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, is alleged to have, along with Mr Umar Munir Abubakar, the former Managing Director of NSITF, mismanaged and diverted well over N69billion government funds into their personal accounts through the award of suspicious and bogus contracts to proxy companies.”

“Olejeme has refused to honour repeated invitations from the Commission.” “The fair-skinned suspect hails from Asaba, Oshimili South LGA of Delta State and speaks English and Igbo languages fluently.” “Her last known address is No 14 J.F. Kennedy Street, Asokoro, Abuja.”

“Anybody having useful information as to her whereabouts should contact the Commission in its Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Maidugri offices.

If you have  information, contact our offices or through these numbers: 0809 3322 644 (0809 EFCC NIG). Or: info@efccnigeria.org”.

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