A Nigerian living abroad, Oluwatosin Adekunle, has filed a lawsuit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over his declaration as a wanted person by the anti-graft agency.
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Adekunle is asking the court to declare the EFCC’s action unlawful and unconstitutional, alleging that it violated his fundamental rights.
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In an affidavit dated August 24, 2026, he claimed that the EFCC declared him wanted on August 19 and published the notice on its official website and social media platforms without first obtaining a court order or leave of court.
He is asking the court to order the commission to remove the wanted-person notice from its website and social media accounts.
Adekunle is also seeking an order restraining the EFCC from publishing his name as a wanted person in the future or taking any action that could infringe on his rights to personal liberty, private and family life, freedom of movement, and protection from inhuman or degrading treatment.
He further wants the court to compel the commission to issue a public apology and pay him N5 million in general damages.
Adekunle said the EFCC’s action was connected to a case involving his business partner, Victoria Chidinma Nwachukwu, who he said was being investigated by the commission over allegations relating to money laundering and obtaining money under false pretences.
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He alleged that Nwachukwu incorporated Oasis Vivacity Global Limited using his residential address as the company’s office address and listed him as a director and signatory to the company’s bank account without his knowledge or consent.
According to him, the matter escalated after Nwachukwu allegedly became indebted to a customer and could no longer be located by the EFCC.
Adekunle claimed that the commission subsequently subjected him to intimidation and harassment in an attempt to arrest and detain him instead of Nwachukwu.
He further alleged that there was no complaint or prima facie evidence directly connecting him with money laundering or obtaining money under false pretences, apart from his alleged role as an agent.
He said members of his immediate family had also become concerned following alleged threats that the EFCC could arrest him or any member of his family if the commission was unable to locate him.
Adekunle argued that the EFCC could not lawfully declare him wanted without obtaining a valid court order.
He maintained that a wanted-person declaration amounted to a legal status that required judicial authorisation, particularly where there was no arrest warrant and no evidence that he had escaped from lawful custody.
The suit is seeking judicial intervention over the EFCC’s action, but no date has yet been fixed for hearing.
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