Group Seeks EFCC, Security Agencies’ Probe Of Dr. Chima Amadi Over Alleged Money Laundering, Alleged Possession Of INEC Materials
A socio-political group under the aegis of Greater Imo Initiative (GII) has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other security agencies to immediately arrest and prosecute Dr. Chima Mathew Amadi over alleged money laundering, alleged unlawful possession of sensitive Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) materials, and alleged involvement in ritual practices.
The call was contained in a communiqué presented by the group’s Coordinator, Hon. Ethelbert Nnanna, during a press conference held on Thursday, September 4, 2025, at the Imo State NUJ Secretariat, Owerri.
According to GII, viral videos on social media show Dr. Amadi publicly spraying and dancing on naira notes running into tens of millions, an act the group described as a “brazen violation of national financial laws.”
It cited Section 2(1) of the 2022 Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, which prohibits cash transactions above ₦5,000, and Section 18 of the same law, which prescribes a four-year jail term for offenders.
The group further demanded a full investigation into Amadi’s alleged claim of having access to sensitive INEC materials ahead of the 2027/28 elections.
It also urged the Police and DSS to search all his properties in Owerri and Abuja to recover such materials, alleging that Amadi boasted of being an INEC agent and facilitating electoral malpractice in parts of the country.
GII also condemned Amadi’s purported claim that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu personally mandated him to destabilize Imo State, describing it as “reckless, defamatory, and a calculated attempt to malign the integrity of the President.”
The group stressed that Tinubu, as leader of the APC, could not be working against his own party in any state of the federation.
Beyond financial impropriety, the communiqué questioned the source of Amadi’s “staggering wealth,” noting that he has no known business establishments or visible means of livelihood to justify his extravagant lifestyle.
In what it described as a more disturbing revelation, the group accused Amadi of belonging to a secret cult known as the Thirteenth Veil Brotherhood, which it alleged is notorious for diabolical and ritualistic practices.
GII claimed that the cult mandates its members to distribute money publicly as part of ritual obligations, hence Amadi’s frequent cash handouts to crowds.
The group, therefore, warned Imo residents, especially traders and market women who often receive such handouts, to be cautious, stressing that the practice could carry “spiritual implications.”
