BREAKING NEWS, Crime
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, December 3, arraigned Patrick Akpobolokemi, a former director-general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, and nine others, including two companies, before a federal high court in Lagos.
The accused, who appeared before Justice Saliu Saidu, were accused of conspiring among themselves to convert N3.4billion belonging to the NIMASA.
The commission said the sum “was derived from stealing.”
The EFCC said the alleged offence contravenes Section 18 (a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition/Amendment) Act of 2012 and punishable under Section 15 (3).
The others are – Captain Ezekiel Agaba, Ekene Nwakuche, Felix Bob-Nabena, Capt. Warredi Enisuoh, Governor Juan, Ugo Fredrick, Timi Alari and two companies Al-Kenzo Limited and Peniel Engineering Services Limited.
According to the charge dated November 20, signed by Festus Keyamo and Rotimi Iseoluwa, the accused persons converted the sums between December 2013 and July 15 this year.
In count one, the defendants allegedly “conspired among themselves to commit an offence, to wit: conversion of the sum of N1,151,214,000.00, property of NIMASA, which sum was derived from stealing.”
EFCC said on December 23, 2013, the defendants allegedly converted N861.5million. On July 7 and 15 this year, they allegedly converted N235.4million.
Akpobolokemi, Agaba, Nwakuche and Al-Kenzo were accused of converting N60million which they “derived from stealing.”
— Dec 14, 2015 @ 18:50 GMT
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