Ex-Army General heads for Supreme Court to challenge conviction on alleged fund stealing

A erstwhile Group Managing Director of Nigerian Army Properties Limited (NAPL), Major General Umar Mohammed has indicated his determination to attack the Supreme Court to situation the upholding of his condemnation for stealing and misappropriating funds belonging to the company.

After what appeared similar a stalemate astatine the Court of Appeal, the service wide said helium was heading to the apex tribunal to trial the determination of the appellate tribunal delivered connected February 9, 2026.

The elder officer’s entreaty astatine the Court of Appeal challenging his condemnation by a Special Court Martial lone succeeded successful portion earlier the three-man panel.

General Mohammed had appealed the judgement of the Special Court Martial by the Army Headquarters Garrison (AHQ Gar), which convicted and sentenced him connected allegations of misappropriation of funds belonging to a backstage constricted liability company, Nigerian Army Properties Limited (NAPL), with the Nigerian Army arsenic the lone promoter and of which the ex-general was incidentally 1 of the shareholders.

The retired general, who worked arsenic the Managing Director of the company, served nether the past Chief of Army Staff, who doubled arsenic the Chairman/Managing Director, taking directives and orders from him connected each disbursal made and monies spent.

He said successful a connection connected Monday that his proceedings could beryllium likened to the connection credited to erstwhile Minister of Transport, A...