The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) introduced that Aisha Wakil, additionally regarded as ‘Mama Boko Haram,’ has been convicted of ₦15 million fraud by using its Maiduguri zonal office.
Wakil was once convicted alongside Tahiru Alhaji, Saidu Daura, and Prince Lawal Shoyode, in accordance to a declaration issued via EFCC spokesman Wilson Uwujaren on Friday.
According to the EFCC, Aisha Kumaliya, a choose of the Borno state excessive court, sentenced them on Thursday to seven years in jail every for conspiracy and any other seven years for acquiring cash via deception.
“Before their conviction, the defendants had been first arraigned on September 14, 2020 earlier than Justice Kumaliya on two remember expenses for the offences of conspiracy and acquiring cash by way of false pretence to the tune of ₦15,000,000 (Fifteen Million Naira),” the declaration reads.
“Count two of the cost reads: ‘That you, Aisha Alkali Wakil (Mama Boko Haram), Tahiru Alhaji, Saidu Daura, Prince Lawal Shoyode, while being Chief Executive Officer, Program Manager and Country Director respectively of Complete Care and Aid Foundation (Non-Governmental Organization), and Saidu Muktar (at large), someday in November 2018 at Maiduguri, Borno State, inside the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with intent to defraud got the sum of ₦15,000,000.00 (Fifteen Million Naira) solely from one Honourable Bukar Kachalla of Hammiza Global Resources Limited below the false pretence of executing a purported contract of provide of three gadgets of Chemistry Analyzer Solar Energy Brand Model 1800 (UK Version), which you knew to be false and thereby dedicated an offence Contrary to Section 1(1) (b) of the Advance Fee Fraud and different Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and Punishable Under Section 1 (3) of the Same Act’.”
The defendants allegedly pleaded now not guilty.
However, prosecution assistance Mukhtar Ahmed “presented six witnesses and tendered quite a few archives as reveals earlier than the court docket and then closed his case on October 27, 2020.”
“Delivering judgment, Justice Kumaliya located the defendants responsible on the two matter expenses and sentenced them to seven years imprisonment every except an choice of pleasant for the offence of conspiracy,” the announcement reads.
“The decide in addition sentenced them to some other seven years imprisonment barring an alternative of quality every for the offence of acquiring cash via false pretence.
“He ordered the convicts to mutually restitute the sum of ₦15,000.000 (Fifteen Million Naira) to their victim, in default of which they are to serve extra 5 years jail term.”
The modern court docket choice comes three months after a Borno excessive court docket sentenced Mama Boko Haram to 5 years in jail for her function in a ₦71.4 million fraud.
