In what could be described as the first major scapegoat since the present ant-corruption crusade by President Muhammadu Buhari began, the Federal High Court Sitting in Lagos has sentenced the former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime & Safety Agency (NIMASA), Raymond Omatseye, to five years in prison.
Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia convicted and sentenced Mr Omatseye after finding him guilty on 24 out of 27 counts charge bordering on bid rigging and contract splitting
The EFCC had charged the former NIMASA DG with N1.5 billion contract scam.