The immediate past Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Patrick Ziakede Akpobolokemi, was arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Lagos.
Akpobolokemi was apprehended in Lagos on Thursday by the agency two weeks after he was sacked by the Federal Government.
According to reports, the former NIMASA boss was quizzed by the EFCC over fraud allegations while in office.