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The Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday dismissed the entire 40 counts bordering on alleged N34bn fraud filed by the Federal Government against Global West Vessel Specialist Limited, a company linked to a former Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo.

The other defendants in the case were a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Patrick Akpolokemi, Kime Engozu, Rex Elem, Gregory Mbonu and Warredi Enisuoh.

Three other firms – Odimiri Electrical Limited; Boloboere Property and Estate Limited; and Destre Consult Limited – were also defendants in the criminal case filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in 2015.

Tompolo was initially joined as the first defendant in the case, but following his refusal to answer repeated court summonses, Mr Festus Keyamo (SAN), who handled the case for the EFCC, had to apply to the court that Tompolo’s name be removed from the charge sheet.

In a ruling on Wednesday on the defendants’ no-case submission, Justice Ibrahim Buba pronounced that the prosecution “failed to establish a prima facie case” against the defendants.

He, therefore, dismissed the entire 40 counts filed against the defendants by the EFCC, through Keyamo, and set them free.

In the charges, the EFCC had accused the defendants of conspiring among themselves to divert various sums running into over N34bn, belonging to NIMASA to their personal use.

The EFCC said they acted contrary to Section 18 (a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) (Amendment) Act, 2012 and were liable to punishment under Section 15 (3) of the same Act.

The first count of the amended 40 counts read, “That you, Government Ekpemupolo (alias Tompolo), Patrick Akpobolokemi and Global West Vessel Specialist Limited in 2012, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, did conspire amongst yourselves to commit an offence, to wit: conversion of the sum of N601, 516.13 and $1,766,428.62, property of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, knowing that the said sums were proceeds of stealing and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18 (a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) (Amendment) Act, 2012 and punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act.”

The defendants had, during their arraignment four years ago, all pleaded not guilty to the charges.

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Niger Delta people, where's your son Tompolo?

Has anyone seen or heard from him in 6 years?

Shame shame shame !!!! Shame!!!!!

Omenka go weep

Local man is just speechless

Na wa

Next story please.

This one pass hushpuppi own o

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Funny



Modified: I actually wrote that first funny to book space.

Now after reading, I still say Funny

That's all.

Billion with a B

So this was all media trial and lies against tompolo??

When will the viral doller video case be visited

Tompolo is in one mansion in Delta or Bayelsa observing

Nawa for FG o

So federal government self dey loose case..some people will now say this government is not transperant

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end time govt. When they were signing security contract with Tompolo and other militants, they didn't know. In any case, it's their oil. Why will SS money be used to develop other regions while the people living there can't get any benefits. Oil will be pretty useless soon anyway. Renewable energy is the way of the future.

Sit down, build a solid case and prosecute dem no go gree. They'ld rather try and convict you in the media and go to law courts and disgrace themselves. Who would think that after much noise by this administration that Diezani is still walking free till today and Dasuki is being prosecuted for possession of illegal arms.

Eyah! Our lawyers need to have strong evidence when coming to court.

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composure:
When will the viral doller video case be visited

Maybe after Buhari and APC aren't in power anymore

When people are really hungry