A General Court Martial of the Nigerian Air Force has found Master Warrant Officer Isah Ribah guilty on the count arising from a complaint by Lagos-based graphics designer, Laraba Umaru, and ordered him to pay her ₦2.15 million in restitution, according to official military documents obtained by SaharaReporters.
Despite the guilty finding, the restitution order and the subsequent confirmation of the court martial’s findings and awards by the Nigerian Air Force Headquarters, Umaru says she is still waiting for her money.
She told SaharaReporters that after spending more than three years pursuing the case, she is now being asked to write another letter and send it to Abuja before anything can be done to implement the award.
The case dates back to February 2023 when Ribah, who was then the Chief Clerk at the 661 Nigerian Air Force Hospital, Ikeja, allegedly approached Umaru for ₦3 million.
Umaru said Ribah told her that his mother had been diagnosed with kidney failure and urgently needed a kidney transplant.
