Nigeria's ex-spy chief sought over R628m cash haul.
A court in Lagos last month issued an arrest warrant for Ayodele Oke, the former head of the National Intelligence Agency , and his wife after they failed to appear for trial.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said in a statement late on Sunday the couple were now"wanted after they failed to answer for fraud charges filed against them". EFCC agents raided an apartment on Osborne Road, in the Ikoyi area of Lagos in April 2017 and found $43,449,947 .The commission did not disclose the whereabouts of the suspects but local media said they could have fled Nigeria to evade trial.
Nigeria in January filed corruption charges against the duo and senior civil servant Babachir Lawal, who is accused of awarding contracts in areas hit by Boko Haram's Islamist insurgency to companies in which he had a personal interest. Both Oke and Lawal were seen as close to President Muhammadu Buhari and how they are dealt with is being closely watched as a litmus test for the government's anti-corruption crusade.He came to power in 2015 on a promise to tackle endemic corruption but he has been accused of a political witch-hunt as most people targeted are members of the main opposition.
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