Senior officer accountability, Nigeria

The Military Court Martial sitting at Command Mess Abuja on Tuesday, has sentenced Major General Umar Mohammed, former Group Managing Director, Nigerian Army Properties Limited to seven years imprisonment for stealing Military funds.

Mohammed was convicted on 4th October 2023 of 14 out of 18 counts of charges preferred against him by the Nigerian Army.

Major General James Myam, President of the General Court Martial had found the senior Army officer guilty of 14 out of 18 count charges. 

The court ordered that the convicted senior military officer must return the sum $2,178,900 and N1.65bn to the account of Nigerian Army Property Limited (NAPL), which is about N3billion.

Courtesy of Business Day.