Whistleblowing: Fidelity Bank exonerates NIMASA DG
Fidelity Bank has cleared the air over an alleged lodgement of funds in an account belonging to the Director General (DG), Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Bashir Jamoh. The Chief Compliance Officer of the bank, Rafi’u Adeboye Ogunmolade made the clarification before the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating “Alleged $2.4 billion in […]
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Bashir Jamoh
Fidelity Bank has cleared the air over an alleged lodgement of funds in an account belonging to the Director General (DG), Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Bashir Jamoh.
The Chief Compliance Officer of the bank, Rafi’u Adeboye Ogunmolade made the clarification before the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating “Alleged $2.4 billion in revenue from illegal sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil export In 2015”.
Speaking on Thursday during the investigation, the bank official representing the Fidelity Bank’s MD said the reported account belongs to a retired auditor who worked with the defunct Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) who shares a surname pronounced similar to the NIMASA DG’s surname.
Ogunmolade informed the committee that Fidelity Bank was aware of the allegations and had carried out an investigation and found the allegations were unfounded.
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Whistleblowing: Fidelity Bank exonerates NIMASA DG
He said, “Distinguished chairman sir, yes, we are privy to that allegation, CBN actually came to our bank to ask questions.
“That account in question in this letter and even in that circulation is a Naira account and that Naira account is not for the NIMASA director. If you see the documents I have attached, the account belongs to a retiree, an ex-auditor in NNPC.
“They share similar names, but the last name of the NIMASA director is Jamoh whereas the account we have is Jamo, they have similar names. Hamza Jamo, this one is Jamo without an ‘h’ and the other one is with an ‘h’.”
Chairman of the Committee, Mark Gbillah said, the House is investigating the allegations by a whistle-blower who claimed that, parts of the proceeds from the alleged crude oil sales have been paid into the said account, which reportedly belongs to the DG NIMASA.