Shehu Saleh N22m fraud sentence handed down as Maiduguri court jails man for two years over misappropriated contract funds

High Court sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Tuesday sentenced Shehu Saleh to two years’ imprisonment for fraud involving the diversion of N22 million belonging to a private individual, in a ruling delivered by Justice Aisha Kumaliya.

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Shehu Saleh Jailed Over N22m Fraud Case followed proceedings initiated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which accused Saleh of misappropriating funds paid into his bank accounts for a contract that was never executed.

Court documents stated that the offence occurred in 2024 when N22 million was transferred into Saleh’s account for a job linked to an international organisation.

Instead of carrying out the contract, he was found to have converted the money for personal use, an act the court held as a clear violation of the law.

Saleh pleaded guilty when the charge was read, prompting prosecution counsel Mukhtar Ali Ahmed to urge the court to convict and sentence him accordingly.

Justice Kumaliya subsequently imposed a two-year jail term with an option of a N100,000 fine. Failure to pay the fine will result in an additional six months in prison.