An Eight-man special court martial who sat in Abuja has sentenced the former managing director of Nigerian Army properties, Major General Umaru Mallam Mohammed to 7 years Imprisonment for forgery, stealing and theft of millions of U.S. Dollars belonging to Nigerian Army.
Pronouncing the sentence on Tuesday, October 10, the president of the martial court, General James Myam noted that Umaru was found guilty of 14 out 18 count charges preferred against him by the Nigerian Army.
According to Myam, on count 1, Mohammed was found guilty of stealing which is contrary to section 323, sub-section 7 of the Armed Forces Act. He was sentenced to five years imprisonment with an order to pay back $1,045,400 to the Nigerian Army Properties Limited (NAPL).
Count 2, he was found guilty of Stealing and sentenced to 5 years imprisonment. He was also ordered to pay back the sum of $400,800 to the Nigerian Army Properties Limited.
Count 3, he was found guilty of Stealing and sentenced to 5 years imprisonment. He was ordered to pay back the sum of $85,400 to the Nigerian Army Properties Limited.
Count 4, Major Gen UM Mohammed was found guilty of Stealing, sentenced to 5 years imprisonment and ordered to pay back the sum of $35,300 to the Nigerian Army Properties Limited.
Count 5, he was found guilty of Stealing contrary to section 383, sub-section 1 of the Criminal Code Act and sentenced to 5years imprisonment. The Special Court Martial also ordered the Gen to pay back the sum of $55,500 to Nigerian Army Properties Limited
Count 6, he was found guilty of Stealing contrary to section 310 of the Criminal Code and sentenced to 5 years imprisonment. He was also ordered to pay back the sum of $46,500 to the Nigerian Army Properties Limited.
Gen Umaru Mohammed was discharged and acquitted on Counts 7, Conspiracy to commit forgery, Count 10, conspiracy to forgery of document, Count 11, Forgery and Count 12, Conduct Prejudice to Service Discipline and Count 17, Criminal Misconduct.
The court found him guilty of Count 8, Forgery contrary to section 362 of the Armed Forces Act and he was sentenced to 7 years imprisonment.
He was found guilty of Count 9 and sentenced to 5 years imprisonment. Gen UM Mohammed was also ordered to pay back the sum of $430,800 to the Nigerian Army Properties Ltd.
He was found guilty of Count 12, Conduct Contrary to Service discipline and sentenced to 2 years
Gen Mohammed was found guilty of Count 13, Theft, sentenced to 5 years and ordered to pay back the sum of N74 million to the Nigerian Army Properties Limited.
He was found guilty of Count 14, Criminal Misappropriation, sentenced to 2 years and ordered to pay back the sum of N590million to the FCC NAM Limited
He was found guilty of Count 16, Criminal Misappropriation, sentenced to 2 years imprisonment and ordered to pay back to the Nigerian Army Properties Limited, the sum of N255million.
In the same Count 16, the court further ordered the convicted general to pay back another sum of N550million to FCC Nigerian Army Properties Ltd.
The senior officer was found guilty of Count 18, Criminal Misappropriation contrary to section 308, Laws of Northern Nigeria, sentenced to 2 years imprisonment and ordered to pay back to the Nigerian Army Properties Limited, the sum of N 172million.
General Myam further ordered the convicted senior officer to refund the sum of $2,053,200 (2m,053,200 US dollars) and N1,690,000 (N1billion.690million) to the Nigerian Army.
At the tabulation of the sentences passed on the general, it amounted to 49 years imprisonment but with the court announcing that they will run concurrently, it came down to 7 years.
