The Nigerian Army Special Court Martial sitting in Abuja, has mounted October 10 for judgment in a case of stealing, forgery, misappropriation and conspiracy introduced against a significant general.
The accused, Maj.-Gen. Umaru Muhammed, was the erstwhile group managing director of Nigerian Army Properties Limited, NAPL.
He is going through an 18-count cost introduced against him by the Nigerian Army.
The president of the courtroom, Maj.-Gen. James Myam, mentioned on Wednesday that in the course of the trial, the accused had pleaded not responsible and introduced two witnesses.
He mentioned that the prosecution however known as 24 witnesses.
He said that depend one of many cost was introduced below part 383(1) of the Criminal Code Act Cap c38 regulation of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, punishable below part 390(7) of the Act.
Mr Myam added that the cost was additionally introduced pursuant to Section 114 of the Armed Forces Act Cap A20 2004.
He mentioned that the courtroom discovered the defendant responsible of stealing 1.04 million U.S. {dollars} between May 7, 2019, and June 24, 2021, whereas serving as GMD of NAPL.
The courtroom president added that the accused was discovered responsible of instructing one Maj. Usman and one different, now at massive, to gather cash from ship house owners in {dollars}.
Mr Myam nevertheless mentioned Mr Muhammed was not discovered responsible on depend 7, which borders on felony conspiracy to forge a doc in connivance with one Yusuf Abdulahi.
He was nevertheless discovered responsible of forgery as associated to depend 8 and 9, of stealing $430,800, the president of the courtroom mentioned.
The courtroom additionally discovered the general responsible of conspiracy to forge doc, and promoting the corporate’s property whereas not serving at NAPL for N200 million.
It additionally discovered him responsible of dishonestly taking N74 million from the corporate’s account on August 22, 2019.
On counts 14, 15, 16, and 18, which bordered on felony misappropriation, the courtroom mentioned the accused couldn’t account for N2.5 billion belonging to the corporate.
On depend 17, in which the general was accused of withdrawing N750 million from the corporate’s account, the courtroom held that the prosecution did not show their allegation past affordable doubt.
The president mentioned the courtroom will ship judgment on the matter, on Tuesday, October 10.
NAN