Suit against ex-NIMASA DG Akpobolokemi thrown out
The judge held that the commission proved beyond reasonable doubt that the convict stole the money from NIMASA while he was in charge of Maritime, Safety and Shipping.He sentenced Agaba to seven years imprisonment on each of the seven counts, totalling 49 years. Justice Buba upheld the submission of Agaba’s counsel, Mr. E. D. Oyeneke, that the property was the subject of another suit at the Federal High Court.In 2015, the EFCC arraigned Agaba alongside a former NIMASA Managing Director, Dr. Patrick Akpolobokemi; a former NIMASA worker, Ekene Nwakuche and the Chairman of Ndokwa Local Government Area of Delta State, Juan Amechee Governor, for allegedly laundering N2.6 billion.
The funds were said to have been laundered through Seabulk Offshore Operator Limited, Ace Protehesis Limited, Extreme Vertex Nigeria Limited and Aroward Consulting Limited. Other defendants, who also benefitted from the judgment, are three firms: Odimiri Electrical Limited, Boloboere Property and Estate Limited; and Destre Consult Limited.
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