It is more woes for Airpeace CEO, Allen Onyeama has the United states authorities have frozen about $14.2 million in bank accounts linked to companies registered by him.
Court documents showed that $4,017,852.51 was seized from JP Morgan Chase Bank account number ending in 5512 held in the name of Springfield Aviation Company, LLC. Another $4,593,842.05 held in Bank of Montreal with account number ending 7523 in the name of Springfield Aviation Inc. was also seized.
American government also traced and seized $5,634,842.04 held in Bank of Montreal with account number ending in 515 in the name of Bluestream Aero Services, Inc.
This is aside from the arrest warrant that has also been issued by an American court in Georgia for his arrest either through extradition or once he sets foot in the USA.
The U.S. and Nigeria have a mutual legal assistance policy that allows both countries to extradite suspects facing criminal charges. Several Nigerians have been sent to the U.S. to stand trial for alleged fraud.
Allen Oyeama has been responding to all the allegations through his lawyers and doing his best to keep the positive image of his Airpeace company.