Ex-419 kingpin, Owelle Abagana declared wanted by police

Chief Emmanuel Nwude, (Owelle Abagana) has been declared wanted by the Anambra State Police Command over a case of conspiracy, malicious damage, murder, act of terrorism and attack on policemen.

The suspect who is believed to have tens of millions of dollars stashed in the accounts of fronts in Nigeria and overseas was convicted in 2005 by a federal high court for pulling the biggest 419 fraud in history.

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Chief Nwude who agreed to forfeit cash and property to the tune of 120 million US dollars in a plea-bargain handled by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was also the biggest shareholder in Union Bank Plc, and had controlling shares in several banks and blue chip companies.

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