Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court
sitting in Maiduguri on Monday, July 28, 2025 convicted and sentenced one
Ibrahim Aisami and Bunu Usman Dan-koli to various jail terms.
Aisami was first arraigned on May 20, 2023, by the
Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,
EFCC, on a one count charge of criminal breach of trust of misappropriating
money through the fraudulent sale of Mercedes Benz C 200 Saloon with
Chassis No. 328414 and Hyundai Country with Chassis No. 050914 worth N3.5m
respectively.
The count reads: "That you, Ibrahim Aisami (a.k.a
Ibrahim Mai Kaza) sometimes in January 2020 at Maiduguri, Borno State within
the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, being entrusted with dominion over
certain properties to wit; Mercedes Benz C 200 Saloon with Chassis No. 328414
and Reg. No. KMC 227SA and Hyundai Country with Chassis No. 050914 and Reg. No.
YLA 344PK by Suleiman Mohammed Tijjani for safe keeping while the vehicle
particulars were still with him, sold the said vehicles without his
consent and did dishonestly misappropriate the entire monies and thereby
committed an offence contrary to Section 311 of the Penal Code Cap. 102 Laws of
Borno State of Nigeria and punishable under Section 312 of the same Law."
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge when it
was read to him and counsel for the prosecution, S.O Saka presented three
witnesses and tendered several documents as exhibits.
Justice Kumaliya found the defendant guilty and
thereafter convicted and sentenced Aisami to a term of six months or a fine of
N50,000 ( Fifty Thousand Naira only). The judge further ordered the convict to
pay the balance of N2,000,000( Two Million Naira only) to the petitioner
or serve an additional three years jail term.
Aisami's journey to the Correctional Centre started
when a petitioner entrusted him with his vehicles and travelled to the Republic
of Chad but to his dismay, the convict sold the vehicles and diverted the
money to his personal use.
In another development, Dan-koli was convicted
and sentenced by Justice Kumaliya to ten years imprisonment.
Dankoli was re-arraigned on Monday, 28 July 2025 by
the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the EFCC on a one -count amended charge
bordering on misappropriation to the tune of N7,000,000.00 (Seven Million Naira
only).
The count reads: “That you, Bunu Usman Dankoli and
Gade Gadema Nigeria Limited sometime in 2019, in Maiduguri, Borno State within
the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, misappropriated and converted for
your own use the sum of N7,000,000.00 (Seven Million Naira only) belonging to
one Aliyu Musa Shehu given to you for the execution of a contract purportedly
awarded to you by a non-governmental organisation and thereby committed an
offence contrary to 296 and punishable under Section 297 of the Borno State
Penal Code Law and other matter connected therewith (No. 3 Vol. 48 Law 2023)
respectively.”
The defendant pleaded guilty to the amended charge and
counsel to the prosecution S.O Saka prayed the court to convict him
accordingly. Counsel to the defendant A. Yaro informed the court that the
petitioner had been fully restituted.
Justice Kumaliya thereafter convicted and sentenced
Dankoli to pay a fine of N100,000.00 ( One Hundred Thousand Naira only) or 10
years imprisonment.
His journey to the Correctional Centre started when he
collected N7m for a contract purportedly awarded by a non-governmental
organization and diverted the money for his personal purpose.
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