Court Seizes N35m, 22-Room Hotel From Convicted NIMASA Acting DG

 

SAN FRANCISCO, October 07, (THEWILL) – A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) an interim order to seize the N35 million and a 22-room hotel seized from Calistus Obi, a convicted former acting Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).

Justice Saliu Saidu made the interim order following an application by EFCC counsel Mr Rotimi Oyedepo.
Obi bagged seven years imprisonment on June 3 for N225million fraud.

Justice Saidu adjourned hearing till Nov 4, 2019.

Aina Ojonugwa, THEWILL

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