The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)’s most wanted persons list added four new faces between 2023 and 2024.
In April 2023, FIJ reported a huge rise in the number of individuals on the ICPC’s most wanted persons list within 12 months.
This year, however, the same list added four new faces and maintained the old faces from 2023. The new ones are Collins Kelechi Ajaeree, Nwadibia Oyinyechi Lopez, Kingsley Chikezie and Amina Naima Mohammed.
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Here’s the list in full:
| NAMES | ALLEGATIONS | |
| 1 | COLLINS KELECHI AJAEREE | |
| 2 | NWADIBIA OYINYECHI LOPEZ | |
| 3 | KINGSLEY CHIKEZIE | |
| 4 | AMINA NAIMA MOHAMMED | |
| 5 | SAIFULLAHI HARUNA | Issues bordering on job racketeering |
| 6 | EMMANUEL EDOKPOLOR UHUNOMA | Diversion of funds meant for government intervention programmes |
| 7 | TOYOSI ADURAGBEMI AYODELE | Diversion of funds meant for government intervention programmes |
| 8 | AMOS SUNDAY AMADU | Recruitment racketeering |
| 9 | WASIU ADEWALE AZEEZ | Defrauding unsuspecting members of the public of different sums of monies |
| 10 | Dr. CHRISTOPHER OLUCHUKWU UGWUBIJO | Collecting different sums of monies from various people in order to secure replacement jobs in Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) |
| 11 | MORAH ARINZECHUKWU | Visa scam and forgery |
| 12 | NNADI CHINONSO MARTINS | Collecting various sums of money from unsuspecting pensioners |
| 13 | ISIAKA ABDULAKEEM B. | Fraudulent extortion of money |
| 14 | OLUBORODE AYOBAMI PIUS | Fraudulent extortion of money |
| 15 | SEUN SAMUEL OJUKANNAIYE | Receiving double salaries from both the Kogi State Hospital Management Board and Kogi State University |
| 16 | SOLOMON OGODO | Employment racketeering and obtaining money by false pretence |
| 17 | SAHABO ABUBAKAR AHIWA | Impersonation of a staff of the Office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with intent to defraud unsuspecting Nigerians |
| 18 | OKWUENU SUNDAY HILARY | Certificate forgery and alteration |
| 19 | OLOJEDE KOLAWOLE | Employment racketeering and obtaining money by false pretence |
| 20 | OGUNNIYI BUKOLA JIDE | Employment racketeering and obtaining money by false pretence |
| 21 | ADAMU YUNUSA | Collecting various sums of money from unsuspecting pensioners |
| 22 | UMAR MOHAMMED | Collecting various sums of money from unsuspecting pensioners |
| 23 | SALEH AMSHI MOHAMMED | Official malfeasance and abuse of power and office |
| 24 | AMINU EMEJE SHEHU | Issuance of dud cheque |
| 25 | GODWIN SABO TAKAT | Employment racketeering in the Federal Civil Service |
| 26 | ISRAEL GABRIEL OKWUDILI ADUKWULU | Fraud |
| 27 | Sabina Nwosueke-Chijioke | Advanced Fee Fraud and obtaining money under false pretence |
| 28 | Deborah Ighiwiyisi Agbonayinma | Using fake degree certificates to gain employment with PenCom |
| 29 | EMMANUEL ADAGBA | Fraud |
| 30 | ADEGBORO TOKUNBO ABIODUN | UNKNOWN |
| 31 | IDOWU PAUL ADEBOLA | Forgery of travel documents for unsuspecting members of the public |
| 32 | Gloria Obioma Elih | Allegedly demanding and receiving gratification from officials of Federal Ministry of Water Resources who were being investigated |
| 33 | Lawrence Majekodunmi Ayodele | Alleged Executive Recklessness, Financial Fraud, Gross Embezzlement and Gross Abuse of Office during his tenure as Chief Medical Director of Federal Medical Centre, Ido-Ekiti, Ekiti State |
| 34 | MUHAMMADU SAGIRU UMAR | Swindling intending Pilgrims of Nasarawa State to the sum of N11,550,000:00 in 2015 |
| 35 | OLUDE ADENIYI LATEEF | Corrupt demand by persons and using office or position for gratification contrary to Sections 10 and 19 of the ICPC Act 2000 |
| 36 | DADA OLATUNJI | Corrupt demand by persons and using office or position for gratification contrary to Sections 10 and 19 of the ICPC Act 2000 |
| 37 | DAVID AKILE | Fraud |
| 38 | GLADYS AGINWA | Fraud |
| 39 | ONAMUSI DANIEL ONADEKO | Fraud |
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Ajaeree is on the ICPC’s wanted list “in connection with issues bordering on alleged production and supply of counterfeit British Resident Permit (BRP)”.
The ICPC wants to put Oyinyechi Lopez on trial over allegations of obtaining gratification to facilitate employment. According to the ICPC, Oyinyechi Lopez once worked with the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF).
Chikezie is wanted for alleged impersonation, advanced fee fraud and fraudulent receipt of funds, while the ICPC declared Naima Mohammed wanted in connection with “issues bordering on land racketeering”.
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