BLACKLIST REGISTER USAGE GUIDELINES

For Employers:

• Verify applicants’ names against this register before employment
• Cross-reference with official records from relevant maritime agencies
• Conduct independent background checks in addition to this register
• Update documentation when individuals complete rehabilitation programs

For Industry Bodies:    

• Share verified information across member organizations
• Maintain confidentiality regarding unproven allegations
• Document only substantiated cases with legal or investigative basis
• Review entries annually; remove names after stipulated rehabilitation periods

1. Chisom Obinkoro-Joseph

• Gender: Male
• Crime Type: Theft of Vessel Assets
• Details of Crime: Unauthorized sale of company tugboat (MV Lagoon Star) valued at ₦45 million. Boat was reported missing from Apapa Port and later discovered in private possession in Calabar with altered registration documents.
• Year of Offence: 2021
• Office/Location: Lagos Port Authority, Apapa Terminal
• Status: Convicted (pending appeals)

2. Adamu Chibueze Shakur

• Gender: Female
• Crime Type: Container Diversion and Smuggling
• Details of Crime: Orchestrated diversion of 12 containers (containing electronics valued at ₦180 million) meant for Port Harcourt to unauthorized warehouses in Ikorodu. Connived with warehouse operators to falsify shipping documents.
• Year of Offence: 2020
• Office/Location: Nigerian Ports Authority, Port Harcourt Division
• Status: Convicted; assets frozen

3. Segundo Yetunde Okafor

• Gender: Male
• Crime Type: Equipment Theft and Parts Trafficking
• Details of Crime: Systematically removed and sold marine-grade outboard engines (Yamaha 250HP units) from company fishing vessels. Replaced them with substandard counterfeit engines, endangering vessel safety and crew. Sold stolen engines to smugglers for export.
• Year of Offence: 2019–2021
• Office/Location: Lekki Deep Sea Port, Marine Operations Department
• Status: Sentenced to 3 years imprisonment

4. Grace Omonoba Trump

• Gender: Female
• Crime Type: Cargo Misappropriation
• Details of Crime: As warehouse supervisor, diverted high-value cargo (pharmaceutical shipments worth ₦220 million) destined for Port Harcourt inland depots. Issued fraudulent delivery certificates and sold cargo to black market dealers.
• Year of Offence: 2022
• Office/Location: Tin Can Island Port, Warehouse Management Unit
• Status: Convicted.

5. Emeka Eliexer Xhole

• Gender: Male
• Crime Type: Marine Vessel Theft and Unauthorized Sale
• Details of Crime: Conspired with dock workers to steal a company speedboat (value ₦28 million) and navigate it to unknown location. Later recovered in Badagry with new identity and engine number tampered. Attempted resale to unnamed buyers.
• Year of Offence: 2021
• Office/Location: Apapa Container Terminal, Security Department
• Status: Conviction upheld; 2-year sentence served

6. Foke ‘Luwa Adebano

• Gender: Female
• Crime Type: Fuel Theft and Logistics Fraud
• Details of Crime: Manipulated fuel supply records for company vessels, diverting marine diesel (approximately 50,000 liters valued at ₦12 million) for personal sale. Created false fuel consumption reports and bribed logistics officers to cover tracks.
• Year of Offence: 2020–2022
• Office/Location: Rivers Port Authority, Fueling & Logistics Division
• Status: Settlement reached; restitution completed; conditional reinstatement possible after 2-year blacklist period

Legal Note: This is a sample document for demonstration purposes. Any actual blacklist register should be maintained in compliance with Nigerian data protection laws and maritime regulatory frameworks, with provisions for appeal and record expungement.

Last Updated: January 2026