Former boss of the Nigerian
Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA, Patrick Ziakede Akpobolokemi,
who was sacked two weeks ago by President Buhari was arrested by EFCC officials
today July 30th.
According to a NIMASA official who revealed this
to Premium Times, Akpobolokemi was arrested this morning at about
10am over allegations of misappropriation of funds during his tenure as the DG
of the maritime agency"He was taken in this morning around 10 a.m. Some of our other officials have also been summoned while EFCC operatives have been conducting discreet investigation here. There is tension everywhere. One of our people just returned from EFCC and he told me the former DG is still there, sweating profusely as he was being questioned by investigators." the source said
EFCC officials stormed the
NIMASA head office and interrogated some officials over contracts awarded by Mr
Akpobolokemi during the last administration
"For instance, they
wanted to know how a whopping N13 billion was spent on the acquisition of land
for the permanent site of the Nigerian Maritime University in Delta. They also
asked about other transactions they believed were fraudulent, including
transfers of millions of dollars from NIMASA accounts to other accounts.” the
source added
An official of EFCC who spoke
on condition of anonymity confirmed Mr Akpobolokemi's arrest.
"I’m aware he is
with us but I don’t have details about the case against him or what
investigators are asking him,” said the official
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