COURT JAILS TWO FOR N14.8M FRAUD IN MAIDUGURI. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.
Court Jails Two for N14.8m Fraud in Maiduguri Justice B.T Zannah of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri, on Monday, July 13, 2026 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 Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a separate one -count charge for the offence of criminal misappropriation to the tune of N14,800,000.00 (Fourteen Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Naira). The charge against Bukar reads: "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...
Former Governor of Adamawa state,Mr James Balla Ngilari was yesterday granted bail by Justice Nathan Musa of the Adamawa State High Court,Yola in the sum of one million naira and a surety with landed property in Yola who must provide a court affidavit of means to that effect.Ngilari was remanded in the EFCC custody September 21 following his arraignment on nineteen count charge bordering an alleged rigging of procurement process in the award of contract worth one hundred and sixty-seven naira.The court has adjourned to October 10 for commencement of trial.Ngilari is being tried alongside his former secretary to the government and commissioner for finance and budget,Messrs Ibrahim Andrew Welye and Sanda Jonathan Lamurde respectively.One more photo below.
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