Man Bags One-Year Jail Sentence for Diverting N6.6m Contract Money in Borno
A Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri has sentenced Ijai Jampi to one year imprisonment for criminally misappropriating N6.66 million belonging to Eneh Chinedu.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which prosecuted the case, disclosed that Justice Mohammad Maina delivered the judgment on Monday, November 9, 2026.
Jampi was first arraigned before the court on August 11, 2025, by the EFCC Maiduguri Zonal Directorate on a one-count charge of criminal misappropriation involving N6,660,000.
The charge stated that the defendant received the money in April 2023 for the supply of borehole plumbing materials but dishonestly diverted it for the execution of a contract he obtained from Gold Prime Organisation, a non-governmental organisation.
The alleged offence contravened Section 296 and is punishable under Section 297 of the Borno State Penal Code Law and Other Matters Connected Therewith (No. 3, Vol. 48, Law 2023).
Although Jampi pleaded not guilty to the charge, the EFCC prosecution counsel, A.D. Abdulmalik, presented six witnesses and tendered documentary evidence to establish the allegations against him.
After considering the evidence presented during the trial, Justice Maina found the defendant guilty and sentenced him to one year imprisonment, with an option of a N200,000 fine.
The court further directed Jampi to pay N6,660,000 in restitution to the petitioner, Eneh Chinedu. Failure to comply with the restitution order would attract an additional one-year imprisonment.
The EFCC said the defendant’s conviction stemmed from his diversion of money received for the supply of borehole plumbing materials to his personal use.
