October 10, (THEWILL) – A Nigerian Army Special Court-martial sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced a former Group Managing Director, Nigerian Army Properties Limited, Maj.-Gen. Umar Mohammed, to 7 years imprisonment for stealing the sum of $2,178,900 and N1.65 billion belonging to the Nigerian Army Property Limited (NAPL).
An eight-man panel led by Maj.-Gen. James Myam, passed the verdict after the court found him guilty of 14 out of 18 count charges bordering on forgery, misappropriation of funds, and conspiracy among others.
The charges and sentence are: Count 1: Stealing 5 years imprisonment, and to return a total sum of 1,045,400.000 dollars to NA.
Count 2: Stealing 5 years imprisonment. 480,000 dollars to NA.
Count 3: Stealing 5 years imprisonment and relying on secti0 85,400 dollars to NA.
Count 4: Stealing. 5 years imprisonment and returning the sum of 35,300 dollars only to NA Properties.
Count 5: Stealing 5 years imprisonment and to return the sum of 55,500 dollars to NA Pr.
Count 6: Stealing and is sentenced to 5 years imprisonment and 174 of the Armed Forces Act cap 8 120 shall pay 46,500 dollars only to NA.
Count 7: Criminal conspiracy to commit forgery (Not Guilty) Discharged and acquitted of.
Court 8: Forgery (Guilty) sentenced to 7 years imprisonment.
Count 9: Offence is Theft and is guilty and sentenced to 5 years imprisonment. The special court-martial relying on 174 Ordered 430,800 dollars to NAPL.
Count 10: Conspiracy to forge document (Not Guilty) discharged and acquitted on count 10.
Count 11: Forgery (Not Guilty) discharged and acquitted.
Count 12: Conduct prejudice on discipline and he is guilty and sentenced to 2 years imprisonment.
Count 13: Theft sentenced to 5 years imprisonment shall pay 74,000,000 naira only.
Count 14: Criminal misappropriation and he is guilty. And sentenced to 2 years imprisonment and ordered 590,000,000 naira to NCC NAPIl
Count 15: Criminal misappropriation and he is guilty and sentenced to 2 years imprisonment and rely on 174 AFN. 255,000,000 to NCC NAPIL
Count 16: Criminal misappropriation and he is guilty and sentenced to 2 years imprisonment and the special count 174. Pay 559,172,000 naira to NCC
Count 17: Criminal misappropriation and he is found not guilty of count 17
Count18: Criminal misappropriation and the accused found Guilty and sentenced to 2 years imprisonment and order shall pay 172,000,000 naira to FCC NAPL
The panel, in its judgment, ordered that the convicted senior officer be jailed for 5 years each for some of the offences while some others carried 7 and 2 years respectively.
The court explained that the sentences would run concurrently, and directed that he refund funds into the account of NAPL.
Myam explained that the sentences were subject to the confirmation of “confirming authority”.
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