Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA), has denied the allegation of the sum of N1.5 trillion and nine million dollars payment into the personal account of the NIMASA Director-General/Chief Executive, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, by mischief makers on social media.
NIMASA made this disclosure in a statement signed by the Agency’s Assistant Director, Public Relations, Osagie Edward following which is titled “Re: Social media campaign of calumny against NIMASA DG”.
The statement read: “Our attention has been drawn to a video in circulation with allegations by some faceless people levelled against the person of the DG NIMASA bordering 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, 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”.
The Agency however advised members of the public to disregard the content of this misleading social media post.
