The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has confirmed that it is investigating one Captain Warredi Enisuoh.
According to the commission, the investigation is unrelated to oil pipeline security or his role as Head of Operations in Government Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo’s Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited.
A statement on Monday by EFCC Head of Media, Wilson Uwujaren said Enisuoh is facing a probe for alleged money laundering.
The case involves the “criminal dissipation of funds in an account held by him”
He added that as an official of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Enisuoh is being prosecuted alongside former Director General of the Agency, Patrick Akpobolokemi for fraudulent conversion of various sums of money belonging to the Agency.
Uwujaren said in the course of that investigation, over $420,000, suspected proceeds of illicit activities, was traced to an account held by him.
“The Commission had obtained a Court Order to freeze the account and preserve the funds, but Enisuoh in 2018 secured an Order of the Court of Appeal to lift the freeze Order.
“However, the Court of Appeal did not find in favour of Captain Warredi Enisouh that the funds in issue were not proceeds of unlawful activities.
“The Commission received intelligence that Enisuoh dissipated the funds reasonably suspected to be the proceeds of his unlawful activities within three days in May, 2018.
“He was on the Commission’s watch-list until January 19, 2023, when he was taken into custody.
“A remand notice was duly filed to keep him, pending the conclusion of the investigation.
“He is cooperating with the investigation, and has already returned $100,000 to the account.
“It will therefore not take any step to frustrate the determination of the government to fight oil theft and sundry offences.” the statement concluded
