Global InformationEmmanuel Nwude information
Emmanuel Nwude | |
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| Born | Emmanuel Tom Odinigwe (A.K.A. Grote Pief) Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Occupation | Former director of the Union Bank of Nigeria |
| Known for | Defrauding $242 million out of Banco Noroeste and alleged attack on the Nigerian town of Ukpo, Anambra State |
| Criminal status | Released in fraud case, in custody on murder charges |
| Criminal penalty | 25 years for fraud case |
| Partner(s) | Emmanuel Ofolue, Nzeribe Okoli, Obum Osakwe, Christian Ikechukwu Anajemba and Amaka Anajemba |
Emmanuel Nwude Odinigwe, popularly known as Owelle of Abagana,[1] is a Nigerian advance-fee fraud expert artist and former Director of Union Bank of Nigeria.[2] He is known for defrauding Nelson Sakaguchi, a Director at Brazil's Banco Noroeste based in São Paulo,[3] of $242 million: $191 million in cash and the remainder in the form of outstanding interest,[4] between 1995 and 1998.[5] His accomplices were Emmanuel Ofolue, Nzeribe Okoli, and Obum Osakwe, along with the husband and wife duo, Christian Ikechukwu Anajemba and Amaka Anajemba, with Christian later being assassinated.[4][6][7]
After Nick Leeson's trading losses at Barings Bank, and the looting of the Iraqi Central Bank by Qusay Hussein, the crime was the third largest in banking history.[8] After a large-scale attack on a town in Nigeria in August 2016, Nwude was alleged to be a ringleader and was arrested on murder charges.[9] He was later released.
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- ^ "Jailbreak plot may occur as influential persons detention ignites fear in Anambra". Herald.ng. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-03.