The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has removed Ellie Bitar of CBEX Solutions Ltd from the list of wanted persons.
This was confirmed in a statement sent to PM News on Wednesday by EFCC’s media officer Dele Oyewale.
The fresh update came after EFCC had on April 30, 2025, declared Bitar wanted for his alleged involvement in CBEX fraud.
The anti-graft agency described Bitar as a 41 years old man who was last traced to Eng. George Enemoh Crescent in Lekki Phase 1, Lagos State.
His photograph was made public by the Commission, but his country was not revealed.
But in a fresh update released today, EFCC explained that Bitar was removed from the list owing to new information that does not support his inclusion in the wanted person’s list.
The anti-graft agency, however, confirmed that it is gaining important ground in its search for eight wanted persons implicated in the CBEX fraud.
The eight wanted persons are: Seyi Oloyede, Emmanuel Uko, Adefowora Oluwanisola, Adefowora Abiodun Olanipekun, Johnson Okiroh Ofienolu, Israel Mbalika, Joseph Michiro Kabera and Serah Michiro.
Dele Oyewale said: “The Commission is making good progress in its investigations.
“Law enforcement agencies across the world are collaborating with it in tracking and arresting all the wanted persons. The EFCC will not relent in bringing every actor involved in the fraudulent dealings to book.”
