{"id":67416,"date":"2019-07-01T15:00:43","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T14:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=67416"},"modified":"2019-07-01T15:24:07","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T14:24:07","slug":"n148billion-patrol-boats-hire-contract-rocks-nimasa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/n148billion-patrol-boats-hire-contract-rocks-nimasa\/","title":{"rendered":"N148billion Patrol Boats Hire Contract Scandal Rocks NIMASA"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, is
\ncurrently enmeshed in a scandalous N148billion contract for the rental
\nof security boats known as Fast Security Intervention Vessel, FSIV,
\npointblanknews.com<\/a>\u00a0can authoritatively report.<\/p>\n

Sources told Pointblanknews.com that since 2017, Dakuku Peterside, the
\nDirector General of NIMASA, has been awarding the FSIV contract monthly
\nat the sum of $1million (N360million).<\/p>\n

According to documents seen by\u00a0pointblanknews.com<\/a>, NIMASA under
\nPeterside has been hiring the FSIV from different companies, namely
\nPeace Marine and Energy Limited (PMEL), Fairway Offshore Limited, XPO
\nMarine Services Limited and Thamson Energy Services Limited.<\/p>\n

This is even as the same contract for the security boat had already been
\nawarded to an alleged Israeli company, HLSI Security Systems and
\nTechnologies Limited at the sum of $195million (N70billion).
\nPeterside is a crony of former Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi.<\/p>\n

Amaechi and HSLI systems formerly known as LR Group have a long-standing
\nbusiness relationship.
\nIn 2017, Amaechi at an event to mark the World Maritime Day, unveiled an
\nextensive deal at an estimated value of $195 million with HSLI Systems
\nand Technology Ltd partly owned by Mitrelli Group and part of Mitrelli\u2019s
\nsecurity branch.<\/p>\n

The Chairman of HLSI Systems & Technology LTD, Nigeria, is Nasiru Haladu
\nDanu. He is a known Buhari front and close friend of Amaechi.<\/p>\n

While series of documents available to Pointblanknews.com shows that
\nduplicity in the award of contracts, another dated 18\/03\/2019 with
\nsubject \u201cSTATUS UPDATE ON MODULAR FLOATING DOCK (MfD NIMASA)\u201d and signed
\nby the Head, Maritime Safety and Seafarers Standards (MSSS), Capt.
\nSunday Umoren, revealed the controversial payment of a $30,000 daily as
\nwharfage charges on the floating dock recently acquired by the agency
\nwhich has been abandoned since it was acquired in 2018.<\/p>\n

A leaked document last month showed a controversial award of a contract
\nworth N248,850,000 (Two hundred and forty Eight Million to one Thames
\nHudson Consulting and Contracting Limited for the dry docking and repair
\nof one of NIMASA boats, MV Ofure.<\/p>\n

Sources told\u00a0pointblanknews.com<\/a>\u00a0that Thames Hudson Consulting and
\nContracting Limited, a brokerage company, is not known to own any ship
\nrepair facility either in or outside Nigeria.<\/p>\n

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