A WITNESS,
Mr Emeka Emelano, in the on-going trial of former Managing Director of the
Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Patrick
Akpobolokemi, yesterday told a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos that his
company was used to obtain the sum of N72million from the agency. He also
told the court that his company did not execute any contract for NIMASA to have
necessitated payment of the money.
Led in evidence by the prosecuting counsel, Mr Rotimi
Oyedepo,the witness said that his company specialises in Agro allied services
and gets remuneration for its services through its bank accounts. He told
the court that some time in 2015, his younger brother, one Uche Emelano sought
to use his company to get a contract from NIMASA and told him that the contract
would be got through the the third accused (Nwakuche).