Nigeria ranks fourth of the 54 countries in Africa with the highest number of citizens on the Interpol wanted list, Saturday PUNCH has gathered.

Interpol is the International Criminal Police Organisation that facilitates international police cooperation, with global membership of 190 countries, spread across four continents.

According to the data on Interpol’s website, 63 Nigerians comprising 56 males and seven females have been declared wanted by the organisation for various offences.

Nigeria trails Libya with 90 persons; Egypt, 156; and Rwanda, 160.

Other African countries that rank next to Nigeria are South Africa, Zimbabwe and Sudan, making them fifth, sixth and seventh positions with 41, 38, 25 persons respectively, while countries like Cameroon, Niger and Chad rank as the 27th, 28th and 36th, with eight, seven and two persons respectively.

Only 43 of the 54 African countries have their citizens on the wanted list, leaving out 11 countries with no citizen in the document. They are Madagascar, Cote d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Gabon and Lesotho, among others.

The Nigerians on the list, whose ages range between 26 and 72, were declared wanted for various offences by the judicial authorities of both Nigeria and some foreign countries for prosecution and to serve a sentence.

The countries include South Africa, United States of America, China, India, Brazil, Canada, Argentina, Botswana and Norway, with India, US and Brazil having the highest numbers of Nigerians on their list.

The offences include fraud, criminal conspiracy, cheating, drug trafficking, theft, customs crimes like smuggling, rape/aggravated sexual assault, stealing, escape from lawful custody, abduction and threat to life.

Interpol had stated on its website that its crime areas include corruption, crimes against children, cybercrime, drugs, environmental crime, financial crime, firearms, fugitive investigations, integrity in sport and maritime piracy.

Others are organised crime, pharmaceutical crime, terrorism, trafficking in human beings, trafficking in illicit goods and counterfeiting, vehicle crime, war crimes and works of arts.

Seventy-two-year-old Nigerian, Emejulu Herbert, is the oldest person on the list. He was declared wanted by the judicial authorities of United States of America for conspiracy to commit health care fraud, aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to distribute drugs.

Nkem Butchang, 26, who is the youngest, was also declared wanted by the judicial authorities of Canada for sexual assault and failure to comply with condition of recognisance.

In the same vein, Itumo Anthony, 36, male, was declared wanted by the judicial authorities of Nigeria for prosecution and to serve a sentence for committing fraud, theft, terrorist finance and conversion.

Also, a 41-year-old woman, Esther Florence, has been declared by the judicial authorities of India for prosecution and to serve a sentence for criminal conspiracy, while 59-year-old Akinwale Olufunke, female was also on the wanted list on the request of the United States for prosecution and to serve a sentence for conspiracy and attempt to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance.

Other persons on the list include Disu Oluwadamilare, Opara John, Ohai Harrison, Costa Austine, Okromi Austine, Onyegbu Florence, Ilechukwu Osita, Opadeyi Moses, Agbakoba Chiwoh, Adebowale Abiodun, among others. Also, five persons including a seven-year-old girl, Ndudi Olivia, have been declared missing by the Interpol.






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Not surprised since corruption is not stealing.

That's a long story you know?


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So?

Na so

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Hmmmm Nah wa ooo

Ok ooo. Uncle Interpol,well done!

I saw this coming

Lol. I know the Emejulu Herbert . We are kinda related. If Interpol is serious they should come lemme take them to his family house in the village. A crime he did some years back and till now them never catch am? He doesnt go to US again but he still frequents other nations

Nigeria is the easiest country where a criminal can be tracked and captured if you're serious.

Just throw some money around and watch their closest pal sell them out.

"Escape from lawful custody"?

Make I help the Interpool narrow it down:

*if na Yoruba man, he's definitely from Ibadan...juju too much!

*if na Igbo, he's definitely from Anambra...them fit sacrifice anything to the gods

*if na hausa man....he must be a Kanuri

Now, get their pics to a police station in these states, all over the state and you'll find them in no time. Somebody somewhere will know their families and would wanna claim the bounty on their heads even if na only 5thousand naira

Meanwhile... Chibok girls are still missing... Their friends are taking actions against GEJ today.. See below.

Good morning. Eat, bath and go out to vote for APC now.......God will be with you all.Go go go go now....

Sigh slow*vote wisely

Seriously?

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SOLUTION
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:. (3PDC= PVC
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na buhari boiz nah

No distractions please...*bookmarks page*

If we don't get to be ranked positively as the best, we get to Top the list on this one..
#NigeriarRocks
Its not easy to make 4th place in the world...
Diligence and hardwork...

MTCHEEEWWWW..... that one not on our mind now


ELECTION..we go talk this shit after today, as for now,




JUST ME AND MY PVC.. VOTE WISELY, NO VIOLENT,

ONE NIGERIA.

Stories for the

We no dey carry last na

don't worry nigeria CHANGE is coming to us today.


VOTE APC!!.

Sai buhari!!.

na wa oooo

we can put an end to this, yes!
vote change for a better Nigeria

vote apc

Lol

May God help us in this country.

Wonderful

Look what nigeria has turned into...