Alleged scam: Appeal Court overturns ex NIMASA DG’s conviction
The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, has overturned the five-year conviction of a former Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Director-General, Temisan Raymond Omatseye for alleged N1.5billion contract scam.
The court set aside the May 20, 2016 judgment of Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia which convicted Omatseye on a 27- count charge bordering on bid rigging and contract splitting.
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It held, among others, that the trial court did not properly evaluate the evidence.
Justice Yagata Nimpar, who read the judgment, admonished the prosecution not to “ride roughshod over the Constitution.”
She said: “The long and short of it is that, the appeal succeeds.
“The judiciary will do the war on corruption more harm by declaring someone a criminal, where no offence has been committed
“I find merit in the appeal. The he conviction is hereby set aside and the appellant is hereby discharged and acquitted.”
The appellant’s family and kinsmen, who were at the court in their numbers, erupted in jubilation after the judgment was delivered.
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