SAN FRANCISCO, May 05, (THEWILL) – A former Supervisory Councillor of Mafa Local Government of Borno State, Umar Ibrahim, and one Bulama Zangebe have been sentenced to two years imprisonment for criminal misappropriation and illegal diversion of food items meant for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
The prosecution counsel of the Maiduguri Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Bar. Khalid Sanusi had told the court that the accused allegedly diverted 300 bags of rice, giving rise to two charges of conspiracy and criminal misappropriation against them.
The prosecutor said the accused committed the crimes on 19 January 2017, three days before their arrest by the EFCC.
He said it was clear that the duo knew that the said bags of rice, which carried the not-for-sale inscription, belonged to IDPs, but they went ahead and sold 180 bags of rice for N1,440,000.00 at the first instance.
He revealed that the said rice was donated by Danish Refugee Council (DRC), a Non-Governmental Organization.
The Defense Counsel, Bar. Mohammed M Monguno pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy because the accused persons have families to cater for.
Justice Fadawu Umar, of the Borno High Court, described the evidences against the accused persons as overwhelming and fined them one million naira each.
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