Photos: EFCC arraigns former acting DG of NIMASA for alleged N156m fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC yesterday April 12th, arraigned a former acting Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Haruna Jauro, his brother in- law, Dauda Bistrus Bawa, his company Thlumbau Enterprises Limited and others before the Federal High Court in Lagos over an alleged N156m fraud in the agency. Jauro was appointed as an acting DG of NIMASA in July last year following the sack of the former Director General, Patrick Apkobolokemi, who is now being prosecuted for alleged multi billion naira fraud in the agency. According to EFCC, Jauro
and his co-accused were found to have been involved in the massive corruption that was perpetuated during
the tenure of Akpobolokemi. It was discovered that the former Acting DG while being the Executive Director, Finance, of
the agency, received N156,477,500 as
gratification from embattled Akpobolokemi to
allow him and his cohorts embezzle money
from the agency.
Part of the charges against them reads " that
you Haruna Baba Jauro, Dr Dauda Bistrus Bawa
and Thlumbau Enterprises Limited on or about
the 6th day of January 2014, in Lagos within
the jurisdiction of this honorable court did
conspire among yourselves to commit an
offense to wit: conversion of the sum of
N156,477,500 ( One Hundred and Fifty Six
Million, Four Hundred Seventy Seven Thousand,
Five Hundred Naira Only) property of the Nigeria
Maritime Administration and Safety Agency,
knowing that the said sum were proceeds of
stealing and thereby committed an offense
contrary to section 18(a) of the Money
Laundering Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 2012
and punishable under section 15(3) of the same
Act”. All the accused pleaded not guilty to the
charges and were granted bail in the sum of N5,
000,000 (Five Million Naira ) and two sureties in
like sum.
The sureties must be resident within the
jurisdiction of the court and must present tax
clearance for the last three years.
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Source...LIB