{"id":8381,"date":"2022-05-24T11:37:56","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T11:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=8381"},"modified":"2022-05-24T11:54:34","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T11:54:34","slug":"n1-5-trillion-9million-nimasa-frauds-traced-to-access-bank-gtbank-and-fidelity-bank-accounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=8381","title":{"rendered":"N1.5 Trillion, $9Million NIMASA Frauds Traced To Access Bank, GTBank And Fidelity Bank Accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">United Kingdom investigators have bursted another corruption scandal in the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration involving the Managing Director, Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Bashir Jamoh, where various sums including N1.5 Trillion and another $9,557,312.50 have been traced to his personal accounts.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8384\" src=\"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1ECD10AD-DEC8-4C19-B4DB-995A2CAA381F-198x300.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1ECD10AD-DEC8-4C19-B4DB-995A2CAA381F-198x300.webp 198w, https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1ECD10AD-DEC8-4C19-B4DB-995A2CAA381F.webp 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Curiously, the Fidelity account with N1, 505,890,450,000.67 has Hamza Ibrahim Jamoh with BVN\u00a022151837650 and Cell phone number 08034517410. While the BVN number revealed a different identity, the cell phone linked to the account is linked to the DG of NIMASA, Jamoh, according to Pointblanknews.com investigations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Pointblanknews.com investigations revealed that the N1.5trillion was after few months cleared from the account to avoid investigations on the lodgment of such huge amount.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In a\u00a0four page document titled due diligent report on Bashiru Yusuf Jamoh, the Director-General NIMASA, which pointblanknews.com has copies, the report exposed another lodgment of $9,557,312.50 into Access Bank account 0710814478 also belonging to him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The investigation also exposed other infractions by the agency\u2019s boss which also include award of contracts to companies which he has interest in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The investigation, according to the report focused on fraud, money laundering and breach of the Nigeria code of conduct act. This same investigation, it stated spans across all the Agencies under the Ministry of Transport having started with the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">GLOBAL INVESTIGATORS UNITED KINGDOM, the investigation agency that signed the report investigated the bank transactions of Alhaji Jamoh focusing on inflows\/Credit and Debits on his bank statements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It found the transaction\u2019s records of BASHIR YUSUF JAMOH showing the payment of $9,557,312.50 (Nine million, five hundred and fifty-seven thousand, three hundred and twelve dollars and fifty cents) into his personal accounts from Central Bank of Nigeria in violation of the Treasury Single Account, TSA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cMost baffling is that CBN transferred millions of dollars into the personal account of BASHIR YUSUF JAMOH.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cRecords shows the withdrawal of $5,425,200.00 (Five million, Four hundred and twenty-five thousand and two hundred dollars only) by CASH WITHDRAWAL from ACCESS Bank, Burma Road, Apapa, Lagos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cBASHIR YUSUF JAMOH set up a company TALENT EXPERTISE INTL. LIMITED with RN: 1488830 to solicit for jobs from NIMASA. Being the director of a company and awarding contract to own company in violation of the code of conduct act section 3 part of the Third Schedule of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and code of conduct for public officers involved in procurement, Part X1, section 57, Sub-section (2) of the Procurement Act, 2007.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">According to the report, BIXBY OIL LIMITED has also paid money into his account, and the following payment into the account of the company was captured.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">BANK: GUARANTEE TRUST BANK PLC<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">ACCOUNT NO: 0423084514<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">ACCOUNT NAME: TALENT EXPERTISE INTL. LIMITED CUSTOMER ADDRESS: 6, EKET CLOSE, AREA 8 GARKI, FCT ABUJA CURRENCY: NAIRA<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">TRANSACTION DATE: 06\/06\/2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">TRANSACTION AMOUNT: N37,516,363.63 MILLION TRANSACTION DESCRIPTION: CREDIT\/INFLOW<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">FROM: R 304741016 DEPARTMENT NIMASA<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">PURPOSE: COURSE FEE FOR CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING TRANSACTION REF: 930474101602050146461375163636<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">SERIOUS SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTIONS<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">ACCESS BANK PLC<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">ACCOUNT NO: 0710814478<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">CURRENCY: UNITED STATES DOLLARS<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">TRANSACTION DATE: 05\/02\/2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">TRANSACTION AMOUNT: $9,557,312.50 MILLION TRANSACTION DESCRIPTION: CREDIT\/INFLOW<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">FROM: B\/O CBN NIMASA CURRENT COLLATION US TRANSACTION REF: S069035198A701 INFLW\/GT19\/07972<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">ACCESS BANK PLC<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">ACCOUNT NO: 0710814478<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">CURRENCY: UNITED STATES DOLLARS<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">TRANSACTION DATE: 20\/02\/2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">TRANSACTION AMOUNT: $5,425,200.00 MILLION TRANSACTION DESCRIPTION: DEBIT\/WITHDRAWAL WITHDRAWN BY: BASHIR YUSUF JAMOH BY CASH PMNT @ BURMA ROAD APAPA BRANCH<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">TRANSACTION REF: 6464979<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">BANK: ACCESS BANK PLC<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">ACCOUNT NO: 0710814478<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">CURRENCY: UNITED STATES DOLLARS<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">TRANSACTION DATE: 12\/03\/2018<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">TRANSACTION AMOUNT: $8,856,317.28 MILLION TRANSACTION DESCRIPTION: CREDIT\/INFLOW<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">FROM: B\/O CBN SUNDRY USD SUB BULK ACCOUNT TRANSACTION REF: NIMASA CBN 21703 INLW\/GT18\/13676<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The UK group said with reference to the allegations against Bashir Yusuf Jamoh, it is important that he be suspended from office immediately, and forensic audit carried out on the financial activities of NIMASA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe recommend that a panel be set up to look into the accounts of NIMASA CABOTAGE 2% SURCHAGE account Number 56595 with ACCESS bank. Also, to ascertain reasons why NIMASA is still using Commercial] Banks to receive funds instead of the TSA with Central Bank of Nigeria.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele should be invited by Security Agencies to give reasons why payment of such huge amount was paid into Bashir Yusuf Jamoh\u2019s account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe also recommend that Bashir Yusuf be prosecuted for financial crimes and money laundering as established by our investigations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Pointblanknews.com investigation\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 revealed that Jamoh is Buhari\u2019s direct in-law. His wife, Hajiya Zulai, is the daughter of the President\u2019s sister and it was while living at Buhari\u2019s Kaduna home that Zulai and Jamoh met.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Jamoh who untill recently was the Executive Director, Administration and Finance in the agency took over office from Dakuku Peterside.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It is not known yet the purpose for the huge sum in a personal account and why the security agency is yet to investigate the fund, but information\u00a0 available to pointblanknews.com has it that the money was meant to be laundered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Relatives to President Buhari has been in the spotlight over corruption in this present administration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Recently, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) declared Gimba Yau Kumo, a former son-in-law of President Muhammadu Buhari, wanted over an alleged $65 million fraud.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Kumo, a former managing director of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, married Fatima, the president\u2019s daughter, in 2016 at Daura, Katsina state.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United Kingdom investigators have bursted another corruption scandal in the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration involving the Managing Director, Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Bashir Jamoh, where various sums including N1.5 Trillion and another $9,557,312.50 have been traced to his personal accounts. 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