BY SUNDAY SAMUEL—Maiduguri State High Court has convicted and sentenced one Shehu Saleh to two years imprisonment.
Saleh was arraigned before Justice Aisha Kumaliya by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on a one count charge bordering on criminal misappropriation to the tune of N22,000,000.00(Twenty Two Million Naira) by fraud.
The lone count reads: “That you Shehu Saleh sometime in 2024, at Maiduguri, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, converted to your own use the gross sum of N22, 000,000.00 (Twenty Two Million Naira) belonging to one Zara Betra Aliyu on your instruction via your account numbers domiciled with Gt Bank and First Bank respectively and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 296 and punishable under Section 297 of the Penal Code Law of Borno State.”
The defendant pleaded “guilty” to the charge prepared against him by the EFCC.
Counsel to the prosecution Mukhtar Ali Ahmed prayed the court to convict and sentence him as charged.
Thereafter, Justice Kumaliya convicted and sentenced the defendant to two years imprisonment with an option of N100, 000.00 (One Hundred Thousand Naira) or in default to serve additional six months or N100, 000.00.
His journey to the Correctional facility started when a sum of N22million was transferred to his account for the execution of a contract with an International Organisation but diverted the money for his personal use.
