By Ada Nkong
The Nigerian Maritime safety Administration says allegations of a N1.5 trillion naira payment paid into the DG’s personal account are false.
A statement signed by Mr Edwin Osagie, assistant director public relations says the lies are being circulated by Mischief makera.
According to Osagie,mischief makers are recirculating expired lies.
The statement reads:
Our attention has been drawn to a video in circulation with allegations by some faceless people levelled against the person of the DG NIMASA bothering on an assumed N1.5 Trillion and Nine Million Dollars payment into the personal account of the NIMASA Chief Executive.
We wish to state categorically that there is no iota of truth in this allegation as this social media post had been earlier circulated over three years ago in 2021.
It is worthy of note that in 2021, when the allegations were then circulated, NIMASA DG had personally requested the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to investigate it. In the petition he personally signed and dated May 24th, 2021, Dr Jamoh complained that the viral story has impugned his integrity, character and family name.
This re-circulation of the 2021 video is the handiwork of mischief makers who are bent on misinforming unsuspecting members of the public for interest best known to them and their sponsors.
Members of the public are hereby advised to disregard the content of this misleading social media post.
Osagie Edward,FNIPR
Assistant Director, Public Relations
NIMASA
edward.osagie@nimasa.gov.ng
March 5, 2024
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