Nigeria, Oct 17, 2016 – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) today testified at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos against former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency(NIMASA), Dr. Patrick Akpobolokemi and 10 others in a N1, 055,590, 211 suit.
In the suit marked FHC/L/496/C/15, brought before Justice S. Saidu of the Federal High Court, EFCC ‘s Head of Special Task Force On Investigation of Public Sector Funds, Mr. Kanu Idagu told the court that the former NIMASA DG diverted the money by setting up various committees charged with different responsibility and that some of the committees were used for fraudulent activities where the money was cornered and laundered through dubious Bureau De Change.
According to him, one of them include Committee for Intelligence and security related issues in the maritime domain.
He alleged that accounts were subsequently opened in Access Bank PLC with Account No: 0688939609 in Apapa, Zenith Bank PLC , First Bank PLC, Heritage Bank, UBA PLC and others which became recipient of the fund from where they were laundered and converted. Details later.
