Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced that Anamekwe Nwabuoku, a former acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), has reached a plea bargain agreement with the commission regarding money laundering allegations against him.
Gatekeepers News reports that in July, Nwabuoku and Felix Nweke, a former deputy director in the Ministry of Defence, were brought before a federal high court in Abuja. The arraignment was suspended after the defendants opted for a plea bargain and requested more time to refund the amount they were accused of stealing, which totalled N1.6 billion.
The defendants allegedly committed the act while Nwabuoku served as the director of finance and accounts in the Ministry of Defence between 2019 and 2021.
Former President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Nwabuoku as the acting accountant-general of the federation on May 20, 2022, following the suspension of Ahmed Idris, who was also accused of financial crimes.
However, Nwabuoku was removed in July 2022, a few weeks after he assumed office.
At the resumed court session on Monday, Ogechi Ujam, the prosecuting counsel, told the court that parties were in the process of finalising a plea bargain arrangement.
Ujam said on the last adjourned date, Nwabuoku and Nweke submitted a proposal for settlement.
She said the agreement has been submitted to the EFCC’s chairman for approval.
The case has been adjourned until December 2 for the adoption of the plea bargain agreement.
