RE: FRAUD IN BUHARI GOVT AS N1.5 TRILLION, $9 MILLION TRACED TO NIMASA BOSS, BASHIR JAMOH’S PERSONAL ACCOUNTS
May 29, 2021 | News
I am sure some of us have seen and read the subject post being broadcast on various media platforms online recently. While the said report was quite revealing with specific details that makes one wonder, I believe what should be of more concern to the Nigerian public is the fact that if this is true, then there is serious cause for alarm,
-By Zik Gbemre
RE: FRAUD IN BUHARI GOVT AS N1.5 TRILLION, $9 MILLION TRACED TO NIMASA BOSS, BASHIR JAMOH’S PERSONAL ACCOUNTS
There is need for the Presidency and relevant anti-graft agencies to ascertain the authenticity of the said alleged report of fraud against the NIMASA boss…
These are weighty allegations that should not be left to fly, or swept under the carpet by the Presidency and relevant anti-graft agencies…
Regardless of who is concerned, nobody should be seen to be above the law, especially since this government prides itself as one that is against graft…
I am sure some of us have seen and read the subject post being broadcast on various media platforms online recently. While the said report was quite revealing with specific details that makes one wonder, I believe what should be of more concern to the Nigerian public is the fact that if this is true, then there is serious cause for alarm, especially when such is happening within the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government that prides itself as one that is out to fight corruption.
According to the said broadcast subject post: “United Kingdom investigators have busted another corruption scandal in the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration involving the Director General of the 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. The investigation revealed that N1.5 trillion was found in a Fidelity Account - 4020949836 linked to Bashir Jamoh, who is also the father-in-law of Sabiu Yusuf (aka Tunde), who is President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant.
“Curiously, the Fidelity account with N1, 505,890,450,000.67 has Hamza Ibrahim Jamoh with BVN 22151837650 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 reported investigations. It also revealed that the N1.5trillion was after few months cleared from the account to avoid investigations on the lodgment of such huge amount.
“In a four page document titled due diligent report on Bashiru Yusuf Jamoh, the Director-General NIMASA, which reporters said they have copies, the report exposed another lodgment of $9,557,312.50 into Access Bank account 0710814478 also belonging to him. The investigation also exposed other infractions by the agency’s boss which also includes award of contracts to companies which he has interest in. The investigation, according to the report focused on fraud, money laundering and breach of the Nigeria code of conduct act. This same investigation, it spans across all the Agencies under the Ministry of Transport having started with the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA.
“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. It found the transaction’s 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). Most baffling is that CBN transferred millions of dollars into the personal account of BASHIR YUSUF JAMOH. Records 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.
“BASHIR 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 his 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.”
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.
It is no news that relatives to President Buhari have been in the spotlight over corruption in this present administration, and for this Bashir case, it is not known yet the purpose for the huge sum in his personal account and why the anti-graft agencies and security agencies are yet to investigate the said funds. But information available to reporters has it that the money was meant to be laundered. 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. Kumo, a former managing director of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, married Fatima, the president’s daughter, in 2016 at Daura, Katsina state. And there are rumours that he was planning to divorce Fatima, which many believe is the reason for his present alleged fraud predicament. But the question is, would Kumo be having a fraud case hanging on his neck, if he was not planning to divorce the President’s daughter as alleged?
Whatever the case may be, I believe that Nigerians are disappointed with the President Buhari-led administration and his message to fight corruption headlong. This was not the sort of fight against corruption, especially in high places, that Nigerians were expecting to see when this administration came on board. What is more troubling is the fact that even the little efforts being made in the fight against corruption, appears to be very selective. It is as if only those who are within the ruling APC Government as part of the President’s cabinet, as well as those loyal to the Presidency, that are immune and untouchable by this administration’s so-called fight against corruption. Then of course, those that are having family ties with the President, are also exempted from this fight against corruption. It is only when one of these persons fall out of favour from the President that they are then exposed to receive the hammer of wrath by anti-graft agencies and security operatives.
One of the indicators, that have led to this analysis and conclusion, is the fact that often times, when these high-profile corruption allegations involving those in the good books of Mr. President are flying around, we do not get any response from the Presidency to at least ascertain the authenticity and true situation of things. Such ‘silence’ can only be taken as admittance to such allegations. This makes the so-called fight against corruption by the Buhari administration, one that is lopsided and deceptive.
The bottom line is that Nigerians deserve to know if the subject allegation regarding the NIMASA boss is true or not. We therefore call on the Presidency, to come forth and give a response in this regard, especially since the CBN authorities are involved in the said fraud scandal. We also implore the relevant anti-graft agencies to take steps and thoroughly investigate the said allegation, and whoever that is involved, no matter how highly placed they are, should be dealt with the full weight of the law. Nobody should be seen to be above the law. The allegations are too weighty for any reasonable and supposedly accountable government to sweep under the carpet, and pretend that all is well, or that nothing happened.
Zik Gbemre.
May 29, 2021
We Mobilize Others To Fight For Individual Causes As If Those Were Our Causes
-By Zik Gbemre
RE: FRAUD IN BUHARI GOVT AS N1.5 TRILLION, $9 MILLION TRACED TO NIMASA BOSS, BASHIR JAMOH’S PERSONAL ACCOUNTS
There is need for the Presidency and relevant anti-graft agencies to ascertain the authenticity of the said alleged report of fraud against the NIMASA boss…
These are weighty allegations that should not be left to fly, or swept under the carpet by the Presidency and relevant anti-graft agencies…
Regardless of who is concerned, nobody should be seen to be above the law, especially since this government prides itself as one that is against graft…
I am sure some of us have seen and read the subject post being broadcast on various media platforms online recently. While the said report was quite revealing with specific details that makes one wonder, I believe what should be of more concern to the Nigerian public is the fact that if this is true, then there is serious cause for alarm, especially when such is happening within the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government that prides itself as one that is out to fight corruption.
According to the said broadcast subject post: “United Kingdom investigators have busted another corruption scandal in the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration involving the Director General of the 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. The investigation revealed that N1.5 trillion was found in a Fidelity Account - 4020949836 linked to Bashir Jamoh, who is also the father-in-law of Sabiu Yusuf (aka Tunde), who is President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant.
“Curiously, the Fidelity account with N1, 505,890,450,000.67 has Hamza Ibrahim Jamoh with BVN 22151837650 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 reported investigations. It also revealed that the N1.5trillion was after few months cleared from the account to avoid investigations on the lodgment of such huge amount.
“In a four page document titled due diligent report on Bashiru Yusuf Jamoh, the Director-General NIMASA, which reporters said they have copies, the report exposed another lodgment of $9,557,312.50 into Access Bank account 0710814478 also belonging to him. The investigation also exposed other infractions by the agency’s boss which also includes award of contracts to companies which he has interest in. The investigation, according to the report focused on fraud, money laundering and breach of the Nigeria code of conduct act. This same investigation, it spans across all the Agencies under the Ministry of Transport having started with the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA.
“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. It found the transaction’s 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). Most baffling is that CBN transferred millions of dollars into the personal account of BASHIR YUSUF JAMOH. Records 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.
“BASHIR 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 his 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.”
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.
It is no news that relatives to President Buhari have been in the spotlight over corruption in this present administration, and for this Bashir case, it is not known yet the purpose for the huge sum in his personal account and why the anti-graft agencies and security agencies are yet to investigate the said funds. But information available to reporters has it that the money was meant to be laundered. 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. Kumo, a former managing director of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, married Fatima, the president’s daughter, in 2016 at Daura, Katsina state. And there are rumours that he was planning to divorce Fatima, which many believe is the reason for his present alleged fraud predicament. But the question is, would Kumo be having a fraud case hanging on his neck, if he was not planning to divorce the President’s daughter as alleged?
Whatever the case may be, I believe that Nigerians are disappointed with the President Buhari-led administration and his message to fight corruption headlong. This was not the sort of fight against corruption, especially in high places, that Nigerians were expecting to see when this administration came on board. What is more troubling is the fact that even the little efforts being made in the fight against corruption, appears to be very selective. It is as if only those who are within the ruling APC Government as part of the President’s cabinet, as well as those loyal to the Presidency, that are immune and untouchable by this administration’s so-called fight against corruption. Then of course, those that are having family ties with the President, are also exempted from this fight against corruption. It is only when one of these persons fall out of favour from the President that they are then exposed to receive the hammer of wrath by anti-graft agencies and security operatives.
One of the indicators, that have led to this analysis and conclusion, is the fact that often times, when these high-profile corruption allegations involving those in the good books of Mr. President are flying around, we do not get any response from the Presidency to at least ascertain the authenticity and true situation of things. Such ‘silence’ can only be taken as admittance to such allegations. This makes the so-called fight against corruption by the Buhari administration, one that is lopsided and deceptive.
The bottom line is that Nigerians deserve to know if the subject allegation regarding the NIMASA boss is true or not. We therefore call on the Presidency, to come forth and give a response in this regard, especially since the CBN authorities are involved in the said fraud scandal. We also implore the relevant anti-graft agencies to take steps and thoroughly investigate the said allegation, and whoever that is involved, no matter how highly placed they are, should be dealt with the full weight of the law. Nobody should be seen to be above the law. The allegations are too weighty for any reasonable and supposedly accountable government to sweep under the carpet, and pretend that all is well, or that nothing happened.
Zik Gbemre.
May 29, 2021
We Mobilize Others To Fight For Individual Causes As If Those Were Our Causes