The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has
secured the conviction of a Supervisory Councillor from Mafa Local Government
Area, Umar Ibrahim and Bulama Ali Zangebe.
Ibrahim was arrested alongside Zangebe and Modu Bulama, for
allegedly diverting 180 bags of rice donated by Danish Refugee Council (DRC), a
Non Governmental Organization, for victims of insurgency in Mafa Local
Government.
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They were prosecuted before Justice F. Umaru of the State
High Court Maiduguri on a 4-count charge bordering on conspiracy to sell and
misappropriate proceed of rice meant for
internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Mafa Local Government.
In his Judgment, Justice Umar held that “The EFCC proved its case beyond reasonable doubt as there was an agreement to do illegal act. The convicts conspired to do illegal act to sell rice meant for the IDPs”.
He therefore sentenced both convicts to two years and a fine
of N1m each on the charge of criminal misappropriation and two years in prison
for conspiracy. The N50,000 recovered from the agents that sold the rice was ordered
forfeited to the Borno State Government”.
Count two of the charge read:
“That you, UMAR IBRAHIM and one SHETTIMA LAWAN MAINA (now at large) sometime in November, 2016 at Maiduguri, Borno State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court dishonestly converted to your personal use the sum of N1,440,000.00 (one million, four hundred and forty thousand naira) only, being the proceeds from the sale of 180 bags of rice meant for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State contrary to and punishable under Sections 308 and 309 of the Penal Code Law Cap 345, Laws of the Northern States of Nigeria respectively”.Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Is supposed to be twelve years imprisonment
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