A Federal High Court on Monday sentenced Calistus Obi, a former Acting Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency to seven years imprisonment for N136 million fraud.
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Justice Mojisola Olatoregum of a Federal High Court in Lagos, on Tuesday, further adjourned until June 3, to sentence a former acting Director General of NIMASA, Calistus Obi, convicted of fraud charges.
A prosecution witness, Ekene Nwakuche, while testifying before an Ikeja High Court said that Patrick Akpobolokemi, a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency inflated the agency’s budget to embezzle funds.
A witness, Fredrick Ugor, Tuesday, told a Federal High Court in Lagos that monies paid into the account of a company, Penniel Engineering Ltd, charged alongside a former Director General of NIMASA, Patrick Akpobolokemi, was said to be meant for intelligence gathering.
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday fixed December 3 for a former NIMASA Director-General, Haruna Jauro, to recall a prosecution witness to testify in a N304 million fraud charge preferred against him.
Akpobolokemi is standing trial for N754.8 million fraud alongside Ezekiel Agaba, Ekene Nwakuche, Governor Juan, Vincent Udoye, Adegboyega Olopoenia and a company — Gama Marine Nigeria Ltd.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday filed fresh charges against Patrick Akpobolokemi, former Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency and six others before an Ikeja High Court, Lagos.
EFCC had preferred an eight-count charge against Obi, who was a former Executive Director and later, a former Acting D-G of the agency.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission preferred an eight-count charge against Obi, who was a former Executive Director, and later, a former acting D-G of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency.
Others charged alongside Akpobolokemi were Ezekiel Agaba, Ekene Nwakuche, Governor Juan, Blockz and Stonz Ltd and Al-Kenzo Logistics Ltd.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Nwobike, who is the counsel to Akpobolokemi, was convicted of criminal charges on April 30 by Justice Raliat Adebiyi for attempting to pervert the course of Justice.
On Wednesday at the resumed trial of the case, all the accused were present in court, but the case which was slated for continuation of trial at noon, was eventually put off following the judge’s absence.
Dismas is the second accused in the ongoing trial of a former Acting Director-General of NIMASA, Calistus Obi, charged with N136 million fraud.
Akpobolokemi, a former Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency,was testifying at the resumed trial of his case alongside five others over allegations of fraud.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had on December 4, 2015 arraigned Akpobolokemi alongside five others for allegedly diverting N2.6 billion from the coffers of NIMASA between December 2013 and May 2015
Buba expressed regrets on the adjournment on the grounds that he had ensured his punctuality in court to attend to the sole case on his diary even though the day marked his birthday
Led in evidence by the prosecutor, the witness tendered three documents, which were: receipts for rent, a Toyota Land Cruiser Jeep bullet proof and an Asset Declaration Form.
Others charged with him are Captain Bala Agaba, Ekene Nwakuche, Felix Bob-Nabena, Captain Warredi Enisouh, Governor Juan, Ugo Frederick and Timi Alari
He was arraigned alongside Ezekiel Agaba, Ekene Nwakuche, Governor Juan, Blockz and Stonz Limited and Al-Kenzo Logistics Limited before Justice Ibrahim Buba on December 4, 2015 and they all pleaded not guilty
Akpobolokemi was arraigned alongside Ezekiel Agaba, Ekene Nwakuche, Amechee Juan, Vincent Udoye, Adegboyega Olopoeni and a company, Gama Maine Nigeria Limited