Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has frozen the bank accounts of Global West Vessel Specialists Nigeria Limited (GWVSNL).
The company, reportedly owned by a former Niger Delta militant, Government Ekpomupolo, also known as Tompolo, had signed a 10-year maritime security contract with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in 2011.
GWVSNL is to provide platforms to be used for patrolling the nation’s waterways by the Nigerian Navy and other security operatives as stated in the terms of the contract.
It might interest you to know that bank accounts of former Director-General of the agency, Patrick Akpobolokemi; his wife’s, Beauty Akpobolokemi and four brothers – Clement Akpobolokemi, Stephen Akpobolokemi, Julius Akpobolokemi and Victor Akpobolokemi – have also been frozen by the EFCC.
