Nigeria is seeking Interpol’s help to arrest three suspects who allegedly stole $6.2m (£4.9m) from the central bank, using the forged signature of then-President Muhammadu Buhari, the BBC reports.
The three suspects have been named as Adamu Abubakar, Imam Abubakar and Odoh Ocheme, a former central bank employee.
They are said to have left the shores of Nigeria, prompting authorities to seek Interpol’s help with their arrest and repatriation.
The suspects are believed to have conspired with Nigeria’s former central bank chief Godwin Emefiele. He is already on trial on 20 charges, including illegally receiving the $6.2m.
But Emefiele has denied all the charges and is currently out on bail.
He had described the allegations as ‘barefaced lies told by the investigator in order to achieve his satanic agenda’. SOURCE: Kasatintin.com
