A Sierra Leonean company, Prima Maritime Logistics Consultancy & Services Limited is seeking the intervention of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA) to recover $876, 462 allegedly owed it by Bizonal Success Nigeria Limited for the tow of Ngol Dande 1 from Luanda Port, Angola to Nigeria Water for about 17 months.

Prima Maritime in also requesting NIMASA and other Nigerian authorities to prevail on Bizonal Success and its CEO, Yinusa Abioye Bola not to scrap its MT Ngol Dande 1 which is the only evidence the foreign firm can could use as evidence to lay claim for payment of the debt.


The firm which made these appeals through its legal constants VITALIS AHAOTU CHAMBERS in Lagos, said the failure of NIMASA to intervene in the case it will have a strained reciprocal relationship between Nigeria and Sierra Leone.


Head of the Chamber, Vitalis Ahaotu who disclosed to journalists explained that Prima Maritime Logistics Consultancy & Services Limited with Alim Ganga as the Managing Director had entered into a Tripartite Agreement with Fiba Networks Limited and Perculiar Steel and Power Limited for the operation and management of MV Aaliyah (Baracuda), a vessel registered in Sierra Leone.


Ahaotu said by virtue of the said Tripartite Agreement, Perculiar Steel and Power Limited was in charge of chartering of MV Aaliyah to a third party, hence Perculiar Steel and Power Limited entered into a Towage Agreement with Bizonal Success Nigeria Limited for the tow of MT Ngol Dande 1 from Angola Anchorage, dropping off at Lagos Anchorage Nigeria.


According to legal practitioner, the Towage Agreement provided in clause 22 for lump sum towage price and clause 29 a Three Thousand United States Dollars ($3000) delay payment for each day.


He said on arrival of MV Aaliyah at Luanda, Angola in 2023 for the tow of MT Ngol Dande 1, the crew as well as MV Aaliya was arrested allegedly as sea pirates who came to steal because the documents of purchase of MT Ngol Dande 1 given to them by Bola of Bizonal Success Nigeria Limited were allegedly fake.


"The crew were consequently released/while the crew were in detention, Alhaji Yinusa Abioye Bola collected the Eleven Thousand Euros (£ 11, 000) that was meant for the purchase of bunker and never returned the money as we speak.


"However, in the course of this ordeal, our client (Prima) discovered that Alhaji Yinusa Abioye Bola of Bizonal Success Nigeria Limited knew that the two vessels it allegedly bought were stolen vessels but he failed to disclose this fact to him before MV Aaliya was engaged for the tow. It was after all these predicaments that Bola of Bizonal Success began the due process to acquire the two scrap vessels legitimately.


"At last, MV Aaliyah towed MT Ngol Dande 1 from Luanda Port, Angola and arrived Nigeria territorial water on 31st July, 2024. At our greatest surprise, since MV Aaliyah arrived Nigeria, Alhaji Yinusa Abioye Bola has deliberately refused to pay MV Aaliyah the amount since the agreement came into effect .



"In the midst of all, our client has reliably been informed that Alhaji Bola has commenced, with lightning speed, the scrapping of MT Ngol Dande 1(the only object our client could use as evidence to lay claim for his payment).

"By all indications, it appears this singular act of Alhaji Bola, would not be undertaken without the full knowledge of certain compromised staff at NIMASA, since we have been informed that there has not been any official documentation allowing MT Ngol Dande 1 to operate/berth in Nigeria. They also did not register MT Ngol Ndande 1 as required by Law with NIMASA, Nigeria Customs, Nigeria Immigrations and Nigeria Navy.


"The total indebtedness of Alhaji Yinusa Abioye Bola and Bizonal Success Nigeria Limited to our client under the Towage Agreement, excluding the expenses allegedly incurred by them and accordingly set off by our client is the sum of US$876,462 (Eight Hundred and Seventy Six Thousand, Four Hundred and Sixty Two United States Dollars).


"We want NIMASA to intervene and ensure that Alhaji and Bizonal Limited pays our client his earned $876,462 for the tow of Ngol Dande 1 from Luanda Port, Angola to Nigeria Water which lasted for about 17 months to enable our client pay the Seafarers their wages, he stated.

https://independent.ng/sierra-leone-firm-to-recover-876462-from-nigerian-company/#:~:text=ABUJA%20%E2%80%93%20A%20Sierra%20Leonean%20firm,by%20Bizonal%20Success%20Nigeria%20Limited.

Ehen?
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Nigeria no dey pay debts o…last last we go beg for debt forgiveness

ogugwa1992:
Bizonal Success and its CEO, Yinusa Abioye Bola.

Another yoruba debt
Hope Presidential yacht won't be seized next

Dem no sabi their way to court?

Nigerians


Our President will soon be handcuffed

President Obasanjo really dealt with fraudsters likes of Ade Bendel, Banco Brazil geng

Wetin be this again ?

if you own any dept anywhere don't wait until they drag you to pay before you pay,











go and pay you dept.














we love you Princess FChukwu

ogugwa1992:


https://independent.ng/sierra-leone-firm-to-recover-876462-from-nigerian-company/#:~:text=ABUJA%20%E2%80%93%20A%20Sierra%20Leonean%20firm,by%20Bizonal%20Success%20Nigeria%20Limited.

Let them simply look for presidential plane to seize that is when our government will sit up.

Nigerians and debts....Tuehhhhh!

You did business deal with a foreign company without following due process and doing due deligence before parting away with huge sums of money, i pray you guys lay your hands on the crook, he fit don japa enter another country and change his name while laying low.

If they kpai the idiot now, everyone will be crying 😢 for an armed robber. Wicked souls, you want your own to thrive but ready to take food out of someone's table

mrjoeblinks:
Ehen?
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Nigeria no dey pay debts o…last last we go beg for debt forgiveness

Go school, you refused. Always jumping on headlines and Bad news about the country. How does the debt concerns Nigeria. Go back and read. Nigeria didn't do.any business with them.rather an individual and they want NIMASA to assist them in recovering the money....Grow up

See money

Krankhead:
Go school, you refused. Always jumping on headlines and Bad news about the country. How does the debt concerns Nigeria. Go back and read. Nigeria didn't do.any business with them.rather an individual and they want NIMASA to assist them in recovering the money....Grow up

E pain am😅

Schemers everywhere with ease of doing business

I fit help them. I know where to point them to and the money will be vomited if they are speaking the truth.

ogugwa1992:


The firm which made these appeals through its legal constants VITALIS AHAOTU CHAMBERS in Lagos, said the failure of NIMASA to intervene in the case it will have a strained reciprocal relationship between Nigeria and Sierra Leone.


https://independent.ng/sierra-leone-firm-to-recover-876462-from-nigerian-company/#:~:text=ABUJA%20%E2%80%93%20A%20Sierra%20Leonean%20firm,by%20Bizonal%20Success%20Nigeria%20Limited.

These people are MAD. Shey Nigeria need anything from una Mama ni?

That money is otilo

HAPPINESSWEALTH:
if you own any dept anywhere don't wait until they drag you to pay before you pay,











go and pay you dept.














we love you Princess FChukwu

Dept or debt?

Ok

helinues:
Dem no sabi their way to court?

Court wey una don Bastardize, dey play.

helinues:
Dem no sabi their way to court?

Maybe it's due process.

mrjoeblinks:


E pain am😅

No mind dem,no be so dem take capture Nigeria plane somewhere,na Nigeria owe?

Bizonal Success and its CEO, Yinusa Abioye Bola have scammed Prima Maritime. We too like scam for naija

verifiablefacts:


No mind dem,no be so dem take capture Nigeria plane somewhere,na Nigeria owe?

You sef folo dey see am from the same angle jare and e clear like HD. No mind dem😅

Not good for business. We hate keeping our part of the bargain. Dotty life.

It looks like Messr Bola of Bizonal Success Nigeria Limited has a fraudulent intent, he is not ready to pay that money. He is ready to stain Yoruba name.

This is why I say if it was Nigeria that owe the relevant West Africa nations electricity, and not them us, Nigeria would be in front of the Hague by now.

You no see any asset to seize? Dey there dey look for who go help you recover your money now

It looks like Messr Bola of Bizonal Success Nigeria Limited has a fraudulent intent, he is not ready to pay that money. He is ready to stain Yoruba name.

Although we have not heard from the Nigerian firm sides of the story. But then I think Nigerians should please always follow any contractual agreement with business partners once both parties has carried out there own part. Because all these shady deals or using tricks to defraud business partners of huge some of money will not takes Nigeria and Nigerians to any where but embarrassment to this great nation.

I remembered in 1999 when former President Olusegun Obasanjo took over power from military, his first major assignment was that he tried to travel to all over the world to redeemed Nigeria images and international communities beginning to do business with Nigerians.

I have same encountered with a guy from one of these West African countries, having discuss an exports business with him to Europe country everything has been finalized. But he just asked me where i mine from and I said Nigeria. He told me point blank that he doesn't want to have anything doing with Nigerians these is what he said to me " I just realized you are from Nigeria
I am sorry not interested to have anything linked to a Nigerian
They are Soo bad in business
Kindly find another supplier ".

Since he said that to me last Saturday he has not responded to my chats and mail again.

I know so many Nigerians would had same encountered with people simply because of greed and lack of business ethics.

Finally, my candid advise to the S/leonan company is to seek the help of FBI and Efcc, they would definitely recovered their money from the idiots that is disgracing Nigeria before smaller nations that were not up to size of Ekiti State the smallest state in southwest Nigeria.