The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared the co-founder and managing director of Chappal Energies Ufoma Immanuel wanted for fraud.

Mr Immanuel is wanted for an alleged case of obtaining money by false pretence and forgery, the anti-graft agency said in public notice issued on Wednesday night.

“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 notice said. “Ufoma Immanuel is 46-year-old indigene of Edo State and his last known address is: 77, Nelson Mandela Street, Maitama Abuja.”

The EFCC urged the public with credible information to report to its offices across the country, including those in Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin, Makurdi, Kaduna, Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt and Abuja.

The notice said tip-offs could also be sent via the EFCC’s hotline 08093322644 or email info@efcc.gov.ng.

Mr Immanuel who was appointed as the managing director of Chappal Petroleum Development Company ‘Chappal’, an ESG-focused energy-independent company in January 2021 is also the CEO of the firm.

He was also the former head of corporate finance and strategy at Eroton Exploration and Production.