N304,118,500 Money Laundering Case Of Former Acting DG Hits Climax

Haruna Baba Jauro, the former Acting Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), and two others, Dr. Dauda Bitrus Bawa and Thlumbau Enterprises Limited, are being prosecuted on 19 counts related to stealing and money laundering.

They are accused of misappropriating N304,118,500.

The Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) first arraigned Jauro and the two others on April 12, 2016, before retired Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos.

At a recent hearing, the prosecution presented its third prosecution witness, Orji Chukwuma, who is an investigator with the Commission.

Chukwuma stated that the investigation revealed that the 3rd defendant (Thlumbau Enterprises Limited) was incorporated by the 1st defendant (Jauro), using his children, while the 2nd defendant (Bawa) operated the account of the 3rd defendant.

He also stated that the proceeds of unlawful activities of the 1st defendant were concealed and laundered through the 3rd defendant for his benefit. According to Chukwuma, the proceeds were used to acquire a property in Abuja and two other houses in Lagos.