A Federal High Court in Lagos on
Friday struck out the names of four
accused charged with N 3 .4 billion
fraud alongside a former Director -
General (D- G) of NIMASA, Patrick
Akpolobokeml.
Akpobolokemi , a former D- G Nigerian
Maritime Administration and Safety
Agency (NIMASA), was charged with
nine others on a 40 - count bordering
on fraud .
Other accused charged with him are :
Capt. Ezekiel Agaba ; Ekene Nwakuche ;
Felix Bob - Nabena ; Capt . Warredi
Enisouh; Governor Juan ; Ugo Frederick
and Timi Alari .
Also charged with him are two
companies : Al - kenzo Ltd. , and Penniel
Engineering Services Ltd .
They were arraigned before Justice
Saliu Saidu and had all pleaded not
guilty to the charges and granted bail
by the court.
However , following the transfer of
Justice Saidu from Lagos to the Port
Harcourt division of the court, the case
was re - assigned to Justice Ayokunle
Faji.
On Friday, the prosecuting counsel , Mr
Festus Afeyiodion , informed the court
of an amended 22 - count , in which the
names of four accused had been
withdrawn.
The four accused withdrawn from the
charges are : Governor Juan , Ugo
Frederick, Timi Alari , and Penniel
Engineering Services Limited .
He urged the court to strike out the
names of the four accused , while a
fresh plea by the remaining accused
should be taken .
The counsel for Juan , Mr Ige
Asemudara, expressed mixed feeling
while reacting to the withdrawal.
Asemudara said that his client had
been tormented , embarrassed , and
emotionally tortured for the past two
years on account of the charges.
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