Danladi Mohammed was found guilty of fraud and given a one-year prison sentence by the Borno State High Court.
Mohammed was sentenced to prison after being found guilty on one count of criminal misappropriation of N7.6 million, according to a statement released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday.
He converted the funds from the sale of 8,000 camping lanterns, which he said were intended for a UN organization.
When the defendant was charged on April 25, 2023, he entered a not guilty plea. The case then went to trial.
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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.
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