- UN fake deal
- Criminal misappropriation of N7.6m
A man identified as Danladi Mohammed has been sentenced to one-year imprisonment by a Borno State High Court after convicting him of fraud.
This was contained in a statement released on Friday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
According to the anti-graft agency, Mohammed was jailed following his conviction on one count of criminal misappropriation of N7.6m.
He converted proceeds of 8,000 pieces of camping lanterns, which he claimed were to be supplied to a United Nations agency.
The defendant pleaded not guilty when he was arraigned on April 25, 2023, and the matter went to trial.
In the course of the trial, the prosecuting counsel, S.O. Saka, presented three witnesses and tendered several documents, which were admitted in evidence as exhibits.
Justice Umaru Fadawu, in his judgement, convicted the defendant as charged and sentenced him to one-year imprisonment with an option of N200,000 fine.
The judge also ordered the convict to pay the total sum of N7.6m to the nominal complainant.
Should he fail to do so, the court said he would serve a five-year prison term.
In another story, the terrorist group Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) has prohibited all farmers, fishermen, and herders from operating within the Marte Local Government Area of Borno State.
After accusing them of spying on their activities for the Nigerian military, ISWAP pledged to eliminate anyone discovered in the general regions of Katikime, Bulungahe, Kutukungunla, Chikun Gudu, Tumbumma, Guma Kura, Guma Gana, and New Marte.
The announcement came after the terrorist organisation sustained a string of devastating losses as a result of continuous airstrikes coordinated by the Nigerian military in some known Marte hideouts.
The strikes resulted in the elimination of key ISWAP commanders, scores of foot soldiers, and the destruction of their supplies, VBIED factory, and vehicles.