Following the arrest of 10 employees of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), there has been an air of unrest among the staff of the agency.
The arrested members of staff were
reportedly apprehended at the office of the agency in Lagos, last Wednesday and the reason for the arrest has not been made known by the operatives of the commission.
A new twist has been introduced to the matter as an unnamed source alleged “the situation NIMASA now calls for caution. On Tuesday morning when some employees had resumed for work, operatives of the EFCC came and arrested about 10 people.
“It was shocking because the reasons for the arrest were not disclosed. As we speak, they are in the commission’s office in Lagos. No one knows what would become of their fate. One of the people arrested is a top employee from the North.
“It is sad that since the sack of the former Director General, Mr. Patrick Akpobolokemi, moves were initiated in order to establish allegations against him and those believed to be close to him.’’
