Bolaji Henry Akinduro, a 51-year-old, businessman in the oil and gas sector, is on the wanted list of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Checks by FIJ revealed that the EFCC arraigned him in court in 2011 for forgery and stealing-related offences.
Akinduro is the owner of Total Grace Oil & Gas Investment filling station and CEO of Total Grace Group.
According to a public notice on the EFCC’s X page on Friday, the oil tycoon is wanted in connection to a case of obtaining money under false pretence and stealing by conversion.
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“Akinduro, 51, is an indigene of Ondo State and his last known address is 272, Patience Coker Street, Ajose Adeogun, Victoria Island, Lagos State,” the EFCC’s wanted poster reads.
“Anybody with useful information as to his whereabouts should please contact the Commission in its Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin, Makurdi, Kaduna, Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt or Abuja offices…or the nearest Police Station and other security agencies.”
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Akinduro’s Total Grace Group has various subsidiaries such as Total Grace Support Investment Ltd, Total Grace Transport Ltd, Total Grace Property Ltd, Global Signature Hotel & Resort Ltd and Global Beauty Resort Ltd.
When the EFCC arraigned him, His Grace Integrated Solution Limited and two other accomplices in Lagos High Court, Ikeja, back in 2011, it was over offences related to forgery, stealing and conspiracy.
NG-Check.com, a platform that provides information on Nigerian companies shows Akinduro is one of the directors of His Grace Integrated Solution Limited.
In 2021, the businessman claimed that he started his oil and gas business with N50,000.
FIJ also found that there were claims stating that the police launched a manhunt on Akinduro “over alleged fraud” in 2022.
Abiodun Adu, the director of finance of Total Grace Group would, however, refute the claims via a press statement.
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