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Wednesday 20 January 2016

WITNESS: HOW 'TAILOR' RECEIVED N546 MILLION IN N2.3 BILLION NIMASA FRAUD



A prosecuting witness testifying against the former Director General of NIMASA, Patrick Akpobolokemi told the court how N546 million was paid into the account of a fashion designer named Chukwuemeka Benjamin for services that are not maritime related. Akpobolokemi and five others are standing trial before Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court Lagos for N2.3billion fraud.

According to Premium Times, three witnesses presented so far before the court are Teslim Adekunle, a compliance officer with the Zenith Bank Plc, Chukwuemeka Benjamin and Usaini Sabo. While testifying on Monday January 18th, Adekunle told the court that between August and October 2015, his bank received nine requests from EFCC in respect of the accounts of some companies.

The companies are Southern Offshore Limited, Kenzo Logistics Limited, Extreme Vertex tex Nigeria Limited, Aroward Consulting Limited and Avant Guard Security Solution, Green Lemon Limited, Ace Prosthesis Limited, O2 Services Limited, Suco Global Limited and the Committee on International Shipping and Port Security (ISPS). He said money flowed into accounts of the aforementioned companies from the account of the “Committee on ISPS”.


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