Emefiele, the former governor of CBN, was also indicted over
the alleged fraudulent payment. He is currently facing a 20-count criminal
charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC).
Ocheme, an associate of Emefiele, is one of those being
investigated over alleged fraud in the apex bank.
The EFCC had recently declared Ocheme and Margaret, wife of
Emefiele, as well as Anita Joy Omoile and Jonathan Omoile, wanted for alleged
money laundering.
The anti-graft agency said the quartet allegedly colluded
with the former CBN governor to divert “huge sums” from the federal
government’s coffers.
WHO IS OCHEME?
Born on May 16, 1981, in Markudi, Benue state capital,
Ocheme studied economics at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Before his tertiary
education, he attended ECWA Secondary School in Markurdi.
Checks by TheCable revealed that Ocheme is one of the
directors of Ricrem Limited and Beustone Nigeria Limited.
Ricrem provides services for agricultural production. The
company, which was registered in February 2012, is inactive on the website of
the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).
This means that the company has not filed its annual returns
up to date.
Those listed as directors of the company are Ocheme, Raymond
Sunday Odoh, Livingstone Ocheme Onukwue, and Elliott Ocheme Nwandu.
The second company, Beustone, was established on May 5,
2009. It is also inactive on the CAC website. Those listed as directors are
Ocheme, Livingstone Onukwue, Beulah Ali, and Josephine Odoh.
Ocheme, who served as a personal assistant to Emefiele, got
married to Chinenyeze Ozioma Okoro in Owerri, Imo state, in February 2021.
The wedding ceremony, which took place at St. Peter’s
Anglican Church in Irete, Owerri west LGA, was attended by top politicians and
personalities, including Emefiele.
The ceremony was chaired by Orji Kalu, former Abia state
governor. Other dignitaries at the event were Alex Otti, governor of Abia; Uche
Ogah, former minister of mines and steel development; and Jones Onyereri, a
former member of the house of representatives.
