A Nigerian based abroad, Oluwatosin Adekunle, has sued the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over its decision to declare him wanted.
Adekunle is asking the court to declare the EFCC’s action unlawful, unconstitutional and a violation of his fundamental rights.
In an affidavit dated August 24, 2026, he said the commission declared him wanted on August 19 and published the notice on its website and social media platforms without obtaining a court order or leave of court.
He is seeking an order directing the EFCC to remove the notice and stop publishing his name as a wanted person.
Adekunle is also asking the court to restrain the commission from taking any action that would violate his rights to personal liberty, private and family life, freedom of movement, and freedom from inhuman and degrading treatment.
He is further seeking a public apology and ₦5 million in damages.
According to Adekunle, the matter arose from a case involving his business partner, Mrs Victoria Chidinma Nwachukwu, who is facing an EFCC investigation over alleged money laundering and obtaining money under false pretences.
He alleged that Nwachukwu registered Oasis Vivacity Global Limited using his home address as the company’s office address and made him a director and signatory to the company’s bank account without his knowledge.
Adekunle said the situation escalated after Nwachukwu allegedly became indebted to a customer and could not be located by the EFCC.
He alleged that the commission subsequently began harassing and intimidating him in an attempt to arrest him in connection with the matter.
He maintained that there was no complaint or evidence directly linking him to any offence, apart from what he described as his alleged role as an agent.
Adekunle also claimed that his family had become fearful following alleged threats that the EFCC would arrest him or a member of his family if he could not be found.
He argued that the EFCC could not lawfully declare him wanted without a court order, insisting that such a declaration constitutes a legal status requiring judicial approval.
He further argued that because no arrest warrant had been issued against him and he had not escaped from custody, the wanted declaration had no legal basis.
No date has been fixed for the hearing of the suit.
