Recall that last year, the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government declared wanted a foreign national from Niger for defrauding Nigeria of arms funds in the amounts of approximately $400 million, N400 million and €10 million.
A banner posted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on its official website reads:
“The public is hereby notified that the person whose photograph appears in this alert is wanted by the EFCC.
“Aboubakar Hima is wanted in a case of criminal conspiracy, contract scam, misappropriation of public funds, money laundering and fraud to the tune of over $394 million, €9.9 million and N369 million.
“The suspect, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Societe D’Equipment Internationaux, SEI, is alleged to have received the sums for the purchase of equipment for the Nigerian Military.
“However, investigations have revealed discrepancies in the supply of the equipment.
“Having failed to honour invitations from the Commission, Hima is currently evading investigation, thus the need to declare him wanted.
“46-year-old Hima is a Nigerien citizen. The suspect speaks French and Hausa Languages fluently but has limited English proficiency. His last known address is Block A, Flat 3, NO.5 Sapele Street, Garki II, Abuja.
“Anybody having useful information as to his whereabouts should contact the Commission in its Abuja, Benin, Enugu, Ibadan, lIorin, Kaduna, Kano, Lagos, Maiduguri, Makurdi, Port Harcourt, Sokoto and Uyo offices or through the number: 0809 3322 644 (0809 EFCC NIG); its e-mail address: info@efccnigeria.org or the nearest police station and other security agencies.”
