Maiduguri man Gilbert Omorogbe jailed for employment fraud

Omorogbe was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a one- count charge bordering on criminal misappropriation to the tune of N1, 190,000.00. before Justice Muhammad Maina of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri He was convicted and jailed on Wednesday, March 12, Dele Oyewale, Head, Media & Publicity, EFCC said in a statement on Thursday. The amended charge reads: ''That you Gilbert Nosihe Omorogbe on or about May, 2021 in Maiduguri, Borno State dishonestly misappropriated and converted to your own use the aggregate sum of N1,190,000.00 (One Million, One Hundred and Ninety Thousand Naira), belonging to one Sarah Bulama under the guise to secure an employment for her sister and one other person with National Commission for the Control of Arms and Ammunition (a.k.a National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons) and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 308 and punishable under Section 309 of the Penal Code Law of Borno State (Cap. 102 vol. 3 of 1994) respectively.”