{"id":19024,"date":"2018-06-01T20:03:05","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T20:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=19024"},"modified":"2018-06-01T20:03:05","modified_gmt":"2018-06-01T20:03:05","slug":"appeal-court-acquits-akpobolokemi-of-n2-6b-fraud-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=19024","title":{"rendered":"APPEAL COURT ACQUITS AKPOBOLOKEMI OF N2.6B FRAUD CHARGE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>Patrick Akpobolokemi, ex-director general of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has been acquitted of a N2.6 billion fraud charge by the\u00a0Lagos division of the appeal court.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yargatta Nimpar, judge of the appeal court, upheld the no-case submission filed by Akpolokemi, after it was dismissed by a high court in October 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had in October 2015 arraigned Akpobolokemi and five others on a 22-count charge for allegedly diverting N2.6 billion from NIMASA\u2019s coffers between December 2013 and May 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The commission had said the funds were approved by ex-President Goodluck Jonathan for the implementation of a security project and the disbursement sanctioned by him.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=16336&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Akpobolokemi was the head of NIMASA at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Ezekiel Agaba, Ekene Nwakuche, Governor Juan, and two companies \u2013 Blockz and Stonz Ltd. and Al-Kenzo Logistic Ltd are the four other defendants.<\/p>\n<p>Following an appeal by the defendants, the court of appeal discharged and acquitted Akpobolokemi of the entire 22-count charge.<\/p>\n<p>The five other defendants were, however, not discharged by the appeal court which upheld the high court\u2019s ruling that they had a case to answer.\u200e<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Sheriff.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18603\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Sheriff.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"649\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Sheriff.jpg 1080w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Sheriff-300x86.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Sheriff-768x219.jpg 768w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Sheriff-1024x292.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patrick Akpobolokemi, ex-director general of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has been acquitted of a N2.6 billion fraud charge by the\u00a0Lagos division of the appeal court. Yargatta Nimpar, judge of the appeal court, upheld the no-case submission filed by Akpolokemi, after it was dismissed by a high court in October 2017. 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