The Nigerian Army Court Martial has mounted Tuesday, tenth of October 2023 to learn out its sentences for the accused former Group Managing Director and Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Army Properties Limited, Major General Umar Mohammed.
The Special panel headed by Major General James Myam discovered the Army Officer responsible of 14 out of 18 depend cost bordering on forgery, misappropriation of funds, conspiracy, unauthorized diversion of Army property amongst others.
Delivering his judgement, General Myam famous that: On counts 1 to 6 involving misappropriation of cash from ship homeowners at marina, Lagos, Major General UM Mohammed was discovered responsible. Count 8 that entails Forgery of doc titled Board of Directors Resolution of Nigerian Army Properties Limited, the General was discovered responsible and in Count 9 which is the neglect to forestall felony, the accused was additionally discovered responsible”
The panel additionally held that “Count 10 which was on Conspiracy to forge document also found the general guilty.”
The panel additionally discovered the accused General responsible of Selling the corporate’s property whereas now not serving at Army Properties Ltd for N200m in depend 12. In Count 13 the courtroom discovered him responsible of dishonestly taking N74m from the corporate’s account on August 22, 2019.
Meanwhile, the panel cleared him on Count 11 and Count 17, the place the overall was accused of withdrawing N750m from the corporate’s account. According to the panel, the prosecution failed to show their allegation past cheap doubt.
“On count 11 where the accused stood trial for forgery, he was found not guilty. Count 7 involving Criminal conspiracy to commit forgery of Document titled: Board of Directors resolution, he was found not guilty. On count 10 which border Conspiracy to forge document, the accused was found not guilty.”
It will probably be recalled that the accused who’s being defended by a authorized group of two Senior Advocates of Nigeria and 6 attorneys, together with a retired army officer was indicted by a army Police investigation and really useful for trial.
However, General Umar Mohammed pleaded not responsible to all of the cost levelled in opposition to him.
The courtroom Martial Panel which has seven (7) members from the rank of Major Generals said that it’s going to ship its sentences on Tuesday, tenth October 2023.
