The anti-corruption net of the Buhari Administration has caught a big fish with the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos sentencing a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration Safety Agency, Mr. Raymond Omatseye, to five years in prison for a N1.5bn contract scam.
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned him for his engagement in contract splitting and bid rigging estimated at over N1.5bn while he was the DG of NIMASA; an offence, that contravened Section 58(4) (d) of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 according to EFCC.
He was further charged with money laundering contrary to Sections 14(a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2004.
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