The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Ufoma Immanuel, managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of Chappal Energies, wanted.
In a public notice issued on Wednesday, the anti-graft agency said Immanuel is wanted for an alleged case of obtaining money by false pretence and forgery.
“The public is hereby notified that UFOMA JOSEPH IMMANUEL, whose photograph appears above, is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in an alleged case of obtaining money by false pretence and forgery,” the statement reads.
Immanuel, a 46-year-old indigene of Edo State, was last known to reside at 77 Nelson Mandela Street, Maitama, Abuja.
The EFCC urged members of the public with credible information to report to any of its offices nationwide, including those in Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin, Makurdi, Kaduna, Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt and Abuja.
Tip-offs can also be sent via the EFCC hotline, 08093322644, or email: info@efcc.gov.ng.
Immanuel was appointed managing director of Chappal Petroleum Development Company (Chappal) in January 2021.
Chappal is an ESG-focused, energy-independent company established to extract value from distressed brownfield upstream opportunities in the Niger Delta region.
Immanuel, one of Chappal’s founding partners, previously served as head of corporate finance and strategy at Eroton Exploration and Production.
In September, an $860 million divestment deal between TotalEnergies and Chappal Energies collapsed after Chappal failed to meet critical financial obligations.
