Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of a
Federal High Court in Lagos, Thursday, convicted Calistus Obi, a former acting
Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency
(NIMASA).
Mr Obi was charged with N136
million fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The court has, however, deferred
sentencing to a later date.
Mr Obi was appointed the acting
head of NIMASA two months after President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office in
2015.
Mr Buhari earlier fired Patrick
Akpobolokemi as the Chief Executive Officer of the agency.
Mr Akpobolokemi is being
prosecuted separately for corruption while in office.
In the charge filed against Mr
Obi, he was alleged to have committed the offences on August 5, 2014.
According to the EFCC, he and a
former staff of NIMASA allegedly conspired to convert money from NIMASA, with
the knowledge that same were proceeds of stealing.
The offences contravene the
provisions of Sections 15 and 18(a) of the Money Laundering Prohibitions
(Amendment) Act, 2012.
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