Fraud: EFCC declares Chinese wanted
A Chinese national Liu Zuzhi has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in connection with an alleged case of conspiracy, bribery and embezzlement of funds.
The Chinese, until recently, was the deputy manager of Sanju Sunny Nigeria Limited and China Railway Limited.
Zuzhi was alleged to have connived with three other suspects to defraud the companies (Sanju Sunny Nigeria Limited and China Railway Engineering No 3 Nigeria Limited) of funds running into millions of naira.
He was alleged to have defrauded the companies by claiming money, in naira and
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Nigeria foreign exchange, under the pretext that they were payouts, to bribe officials of various Nigerian agencies, state governments, and banks. Head, Media & Publicity of EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, said yesterday that a number of suspects in the scam have been quizzed by the anti-graft agency but all efforts to track 32-year-old Zuzhi have been futile.
“The suspect, who hails from Chongqing region of China, was a signatory to all the transactions,” he claimed. The anti-graft agency gave the suspect’s last known address as: Chinese Quarters, Olusegun Osoba Hilltop Estate, Abeokuta, Ogun State.
It also urged anyone with useful information as to his whereabouts to contact its offices in Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt and Abuja.