Justice B.T Zannah of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri, has convicted and sentenced two to three years imprisonment.
The convicts are Babagana Bukar and Hauwa Chabri.
The convicts were arraigned on Monday, July 13, 2026 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Maiduguri Zonal Directorate, on a separate one -count charge for the offence of criminal misappropriation to the tune of N14,800,000.00.
This was contained in a statement by the EFCC and shared on its Facebook page on Tuesday night.
The charge against Bukar read, “That you, Babagana Bukar sometimes in 2025 at Maiduguri, Borno State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, dishonestly misappropriated and converted to your own use the aggregate sum of N8,800,000.00 (Eight Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Naira) money belonging to Bunu Gambo Liman, being amount given to you through Babakura Umar and Bello Adamu for the supplies of 100 bags of IRS flours and 50 bags of BUA sugar which you converted to your own personal use without his consent thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 296 of the Penal Code Law and Other Matters connected therewith and punishable under Section 297 of the same law.”
The charge against Chabri read, “That you Hauwa Chabri, sometimes in 2025 at Maiduguri, Borno State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, dishonestly misappropriated the sum of N6,000,000.00 (Six Million Naira), being amount belonging to Mohammed Samaila Yakubu for the supply of beef and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 296 of the Borno State Penal Code Law and Other Matter connected therewith and punishable under section 297 of the same law.”
The defendants pleaded guilty to the charges when it was read to them.
Following which, prosecution counsel, A.D Abdulmalik prayed the court to convict them accordingly.
Counsel to the first defendant, S. Mustapha pleaded for leniency and informed the court that the convict has fully restituted the petitioner.
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Mustapha further urged the court to temper justice with mercy upon the convict and sentence him with an option of fine. While the second defendant pleaded for leniency and told the court that she promised to restitute the petitioner.
Thereafter, Justice Zannah sentenced and convicted Bukar to one year imprisonment with an option of N100,000 fine.
While Chabri was convicted and sentenced to restitute the petitioner with the sum of N6,000,000.00 or in default, serve two years imprisonment.
Bukar’s journey to the correctional facility started when collected the sum of N8.8m for the supply of 100 bags of IRS Flours, 50 bags of BUA sugar and thereby diverted the funds for his personal use.
While Chabri was to supply beef worth N6m and converted to her personal use.