AN Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness, Teslim Ajuwon, yesterday told a Lagos State High Court sitting in Igbosere that over N1.5billion was transferred from Nigerian Maritime Administration Safety Agency (NIMASA) bank account into that of four companies.
Ajuwon, a compliance officer with a new generation bank, testified before Justice Raliat Adebiyi as the first prosecution witness in a N754,740,680.00 fraud suit brought against a former Director-General of NIMASA, Patrick Akpobolokemi, and six others.
The others are Captain Ezekiel Agaba, Ekene Nwakuche, Governor Amechee Juan, Vincent Udoye, Captain Adegboyega Sahib Olopoenia and a company, Gama Marine Nigeria Limited.
They are standing trial on a 13-count, bordering on stealing and forgery, preferred against them by the EFCC.
Ajuwon testified that on August 29, 2014, there was a transfer of the sum of N498.2million to an account belonging to Committee of Voluntary International Maritime Organisation Member State Audit Scheme (VIMSAS), while on May 20, 2015, N318 million was transferred from NIMASA into the same account.
Led in evidence by the EFCC counsel Rotimi Oyedepo, the witness added that on September 15, 2014, there was a transfer of the sum of N8,550,000 into the account of another company, while N11.4 million was transferred to the account of Liquid Garden Ventures Ltd, on September 29, 2014.
Another company, Kofa Fada Nigeria Ltd, he said, got two transfers of N35 million and N61.8 million on October 30.
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