Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court in Maiduguri has sentenced Shehu Saleh to two years imprisonment over a N22 million fraud case.
Saleh was prosecuted by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a one-count charge of criminal misappropriation.
According to the charge, the convict fraudulently diverted N22,000,000 belonging to one Zara Betra Aliyu into his personal accounts with GTBank and First Bank, instead of using the funds for a contract linked to an international organisation.
The defendant pleaded guilty, prompting prosecution counsel Mukhtar Ali Ahmed to urge the court to convict him accordingly.
Delivering judgment, Justice Kumaliya handed down a two-year jail term with an option of N100,000 fine. Failure to pay the fine attracts an additional six months behind bars.
The court heard that the funds were entrusted to Saleh for contract execution but were instead converted for personal use — a move that ultimately landed him in the custody of correctional authorities.
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