The Presidency has requested the Interpol National Central Bureau to place a member of staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and two others on red notice.
The request was in connection with their alleged conspiracy and forging of documents with former CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, in the name of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari to steal the sum of $6.23 million in cash from the CBN.
A document obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday put the names of Odoh Ocheme, a CBN employee; Adamu Abubakar and Imam Abubakar on the list sent to the Interpol.
The request was made by the office of the special investigator appointed by President Bola Tinubu to investigate the CBN, related entities and other key government business entities.
The government had been granted an application of warrant filed before a Federal High Court in Abuja for the arrest of the three persons.
The three persons are to be arrested and arraigned before the court on or before May 7, 2024.
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The Interpol is expected to arrest and repatriate the suspects, who are at large, from any of the Interpol member states to which they may have flown.
Boss Mustapha, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), on Tuesday testified at an Abuja High Court that Buhari’s signature was forged to withdraw the said $6.23 million from the CBN.
Mustapha, who testified in Emefiele’s trial, said he knew nothing about the withdrawal of the money for the payment of foreign observers for the 2023 general elections.
He said that it was the responsibility of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deal with issues of election observers.
An official of the CBN had on Monday told the court that the amount was given out in cash.
He said that it was given to an official from the office of the SGF following approvals by Buhari and Emefiele.
