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”.
The witness was shown a bundle of documents, which he identified as the
request letters from EFCC, response from his bank, and the statement of
accounts in question.
In exhibit P10, the witness said on March 5th 2015, there was an inflow
of the sum of N21,200,000 into the nine customers’ account from the
Committee on ISPS. Adekunle also testified that on May 4th 2015, there
was another inflow of the sum of N16,000,000 into same account from
ISPS.
He also mentioned that another N21,200,000, was again paid into that
same account but as at the time the last lodgment was made, there was a
balance of only N1,404.93 in the account.
When the witness was asked how the money earlier credited into that
account was disbursed, he said on June 19, 2015, there was an outflow of
the sum of N10,000,000 and N11,200,000 to the account of Uchenna Obi,
domiciled at Diamond Bank.
Witness Testifies How A Fashion Designer Received N546M In The N2.3Billion NIMASA Scam
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