Chris Ezem, who remained as surety for the Fidelity Bank manager, was captured by EFCC agents on Wednesday after Mr. Okonkwo neglected to answer to the commission's office.
"The [Fidelity Bank] MD neglected to answer to be served his charges," a source at the commission who declined to be named in light of the fact that he was not approved to talk on the issue disclosed to PREMIUM TIMES.
Mr. Okonkwo is confronting a 14-tally charge of connivance and tax evasion close by a previous chief at First Bank, Dauda Lawal, under the watchful eye of a government judge.
As indicated by the EFCC, the suspects close by Lanre Adesanya and Stanley Lawson, planned with previous oil serve, Diezani Alison-Madueke, to hide $153 million of every 2015.
The counter join organization regularly concedes managerial safeguard to suspects who are being researched and expects them to physically report occasionally to the commission's office.
A suspect is esteemed to have hopped regulatory safeguard if the individual neglects to physically introduce himself/herself on any of the concurred occasions.
"The suggestion is that the surety will be charged to court," the source proceeded.
"What's more, at the following dismissed date, on the off chance that he (Mr. Okonkwo) still has not answered to the commission, they can get a seat warrant and proclaim him needed."
Whenever reached, Tony Orilade, the EFCC acting representative, affirmed the advancement saying the surety would be charged to court if Mr. Okonkwo neglects to create himself.
"The individual he (Mr. Ezem) stood safeguard for has vanished and all endeavors to welcome him… he has declined to respect the welcome stretched out to him," Mr. Orilade revealed to PREMIUM TIMES Wednesday night.
"It is imperative for Nigerians to know the ramifications of remaining as surety for anyone."
On Monday, when the issue came up at the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court, Mr. Okonkwo was missing in court.
He was likewise not spoken to by a legal counselor.
The issue was from there on deferred till December 14 to empower the to EFCC serve the charge sheet to every one of the litigants.
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