Ex-Acting Accountant-General Nwabuoku Jailed 72 Years for Money Laundering

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday sentenced Anamekwe Nwabuoku to 72 years in prison after finding him guilty of money laundering. Justice James Omotosho held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. Nwabuoku faced nine amended counts involving N868.4 million. The EFCC accused him of using companies such as Temeeo Synergy Concept, Turge Global Investment, Laptev Bridge and Arafura Transnational Afro to launder illicit funds. These offences, committed while he served as director of finance and accounts at the Ministry of Defence between 2019 and 2021, violate the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act. His earlier no-case submission was dismissed in November 2025. He had briefly been acting accountant-general in 2022 before removal amid EFCC probes.

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