A Borno State High Court, Maiduguri has convicted and sentenced David Osigbe Irumekhai to one year imprisonment for criminal misappropriation of the sum of N9,900,000.
The defendant was first arraigned on December 8, 2022, on one- count charge bordering on criminal misappropriation of the sum of money.
David Osigbe was accused of dubiously converting the money which belonged to one Nuhu Titus for his personal use while evading every actions taken to make him refund the sum of money.
The charge reads: “That you, David Osigbe Irumekhai sometime in November, 2020 in Maiduguri, Borno State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court dishonestly converted to your own use the total sum of Nine Million Nine Hundred Thousand Naira (N9, 900,000.00) being money belonging to Nuhu Titus and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 308 of Penal Code Law Cap 102, Laws of Borno State 1994 and punishable under Section 309 of the same Law.”
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge, prompting a full trial of the case by the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the EFCC.
In her judgment, Justice Kumaliya found Irumekhai guilty, convicted and sentenced him to a fine of N200,000 (Two Hundred Thousand Naira only) orspend one year in prison
She further ordered the convict to pay a balance of N9.4million to his victim or serve additional six years imprisonment.
