A 40-count criminal charge of unlawful conversion has been filed against a former Niger Delta militant, Government Ekpemupolo (alias Tompolo), and a former boss of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Akpobolokemi.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, filed the charges at the Federal High Court in Lagos.
According to the anti-graft agency, Tompolo and Akpobolokemi converted the sums of $108.7m and N2.1billion, which belonged to NIMASA.
Tompolo has twice failed to honour the invitation of the EFCC for questioning, in spite of the agency’s threat of declaring him wanted.
Charged along with them are three others as well as five limited liability companies.
They are; Global West Vessel Specialist Limited, Odimiri Electricals Limited, Kime Engozu, Boloboere Property and Estate Ltd, Rex Elem, Destre Consult Ltd, Gregory Mbonu, and Captain Warredi Enisuoh.
The suit, FHC/L/5539C/15, was filed on behalf of the EFCC by its prosecutor, Festus Keyamo.