A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has sentenced a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration Safety Agency, NIMASA, Mr. Raymond Omatseye, to five years in prison for a N1.5bn contract scam.
Omatseye was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a 27-count charge bordering contract scam to the tune of N1.5 billion. The offence, according to the EFCC, contravened Section 58(4) (d) of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.
He was therefore, charged for money laundering, contrary to sections 14(a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2004.
Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, the presiding judge, said Godwin Obla, EFCC counsel and prosecutor had made a case beyond reasonable doubt, convicting Omatseye on the basis of the provision of the public procurement act.
