Military court jails army general who stole $2.1m, N1.65b NAPL funds

Military court jails army general who stole $2.1m, N1.65b NAPL funds

 A military special court martial has sentenced Umaru
Mohammed, a former group managing director of Nigerian Army Properties Limited
(NAPL), to seven years imprisonment.

 

The court found Mohammed guilty of 14 out of the 18 count
charges bordering on forgery, misappropriation of funds, and conspiracy, among
others.

 

According to the NAN, the court also ordered the convicted
senior officer to refund $ 2.17 million and N1.06 billion which is the money he
stole from the company.

 

James Myam, president of the court, said the sentence was
based on the provisions of the criminal code Act cap C38 laws of the federation
of Nigeria 2004, and section 174 of the Armed Forces Act cap 20 laws, 2004.

 

On count one which borders on stealing, Mohammed was found
guilty and sentenced to five years in prison and to refund $1.04 million to
NAPL.

 

The court also found the officer guilty on count two and
sentenced him to five years imprisonment, in addition to paying $400,800 to
NAPL.

 

On count three, Mohammed was sentenced to five years
imprisonment and to refund $85,400 while count four also attracted five years
imprisonment with an order to pay back $35,300.

 

On count five, the former NAPL boss was sentenced to five
years imprisonment with an order to pay 
$55,500 to the NAPL.

 

Count six also attracted five years imprisonment with an
order to pay back $46,500.

 

The court however discharged and acquitted him of the charge
in count seven, but sentenced him to seven years imprisonment on count eight,
while the remaining charges he was convicted of, attracted five and two years
imprisonment.

 

Olalekan Ojo, defence counsel, who cited section 157 of the
Armed Forces Act, prayed the court to move his client to a custodial centre
instead of a military detention facility, which the court rejected.

 

Source: Military court jails army general who stole $2.1m, N1.65b NAPL funds

 - NigerianEye

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