EFCC declares Ikeja Hotels owners, Goddie Ibru wanted

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EFCC declares Ikeja Hotels owners, Goddie Ibru wanted

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has declared business guru, Goodie Ibru, wanted.

The financial crimes watchdog said he was wanted in connection with a case of “conspiracy, capital market fraud, stealing, diversion of funds, and money laundering.”

“He allegedly diverted billions of naira and assets belonging to Ikeja Hotels Plc, owners of Sheraton Hotel, Lagos; Federal Palace Hotel; Capital Hotel; and Sheraton Hotel, Abuja,” the EFCC said in an advert placed on a national daily.

The EFCC had filed 11 counts of fraud against Ibru, for allegedly defrauding the hotel to the tune of N1bn.

Goodie Ibru was charged alongside three companies – Associated Ventures International Limited, IHL Services Limited and Clearview Investment Limited.

The EFCC, in one of the counts, alleged that Ibru and his co-suspects conspired amongst themselves to steal a sum of N867,700,990.00 being the profit due to Ikeja Hotels Plc, adding that the suspects received the stolen sum through Starwood Limited, the managers of Sheraton Hotels, Ikeja.