By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared oil mogul Bolaji Henry Akinduro wanted for alleged fraud.
This was contained in a special circular signed by the agency’s Head of Media and Publicity Department, Dele Oyewale, on Friday.
The statement indicated that Akinduro allegedly obtained money under false pretence and committed stealing by conversion.
Akinduro is the executive chairman of Total Grace Oil and Gas Investment Limited.
He made headlines in 2021 when he boasted that he started his multi-million naira business with just N50,000.
He had said his company, The Total Grace Oil and Gas Investment Limited, had its headquarters in Dubai, with about five filling stations in Nigeria.
The EFCC statement reads: “The public is hereby notified that BOLAJI HENRY AKINDURO, whose photograph appears above is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in an alleged case of obtaining money under false pretence, and stealing by conversion.
“Akinduro, 51, is an indigene of Ondo State, and his last known address is: 272, Patience Coker Street, Ajose Adeogun, Victoria Island, Lagos State.
“Anybody with useful information as to his whereabouts should please contact the Commission in its Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin, Makurdi, Kaduna, Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt or Abuja offices or through 08093322644; its e-mail address:info@efcc.gov.ng or the nearest Police Station and other security agencies.”