Logistics company staff bags 3 years imprisonment for diverting relief materials in Gombe
The court has sentenced Sunday Ogar, an ad-hoc staff of a logistics company, to three years imprisonment for diverting mosquito nets meant for 40 primary healthcare centres across Dukku Local Government Area in Gombe State.
The nets were provided by funds from the Global Fund, an international donor organization based in Geneva.
The relief materials were donated in collaboration with the Catholic Relief Service and National Malaria Elimination Program, as well as the Federal Government.
Ogar’s company was contracted for the distribution of 106 bales of the nets, each containing 50 pieces, but he distributed 92 bales and diverted 14 bales.
Ogar was arrested on October 29, 2018, following the outcome of investigations into the diversion.
He was arrested by EFCC operatives at the point of selling the nets at Nasarawa area of Gombe following an intelligence report by some concerned citizens of the state.
He was subsequently arraigned before Justice Abubakar Jauro of the Gombe State High Court on two counts bordering on “misappropriation and forgery”.
The properties were presented as exhibits during the trial.
Ogar pleaded “guilty” to the charges.
Justice Abubakar Jauro convicted and sentenced him to one year imprisonment for count one and two years imprisonment on count two. The sentences will run consecutively.
The convict was, however, given an option to pay N50,000 and N120,000 as fine for the charges.
