*Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, sitting in Maiduguri, the state capital, also orders Aisha Wakil, popularly known as ‘Mama Boko Haram’, and two others to jointly and severally restitute the balance of N3.5 million to the petitioner or in default, each serve five additional years in prison

Alexander Davis | 绿帽献妻

For cheating, conspiracy and giving false information to the tune of N6 million, Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, sitting in Maiduguri, the state capital, Thursday, December 5, 2024, convicted and sentenced certain Aisha Wakil, popularly known as “Mama Boko Haram”, and two others to five-year imprisonment each.

Dele Oyewale, Head, Media and Publicity, at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), disclosed this development Monday, December 9.

绿帽献妻 reports Wakil, who is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Complete Care and Aid Foundation (NGO) alongside Programme Manager Tahiru Saidu Daura and Country Director, Prince Lawal Shoyode was re-arraigned on four- count amended charges.

The court charges against them bordered on cheating, conspiracy, and giving false information.

The convicts bagged their imprisonment following their arrest and prosecution for taking from a petitioner a Toyota Camry 2012 model worth N6 million under the guise of purchasing the said car.

The petitioner said the accused persons neither purchased the car nor returned it to him.

Count two of the charge reads: 鈥淭hat you, Aisha Alkali Wakil, Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyade whilst being Chief Executive Officer, Programme Manager and Country Director respectively of Complete Care and Aid Foundation (Non-Governmental Organisation) sometime between October and November 2018 at Maiduguri, Borno State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, dishonestly induced one Alhaji Bukar Kachalla of Abks Ventures Limited to deliver to you a Toyota Camry 2012 Model worth N6,000,000.00 (Six Million Naira) only under the guise of executing a contract for the purchase of the said car and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 320 (a) and punishable under Section 322 of the Penal Code Cap 102 Laws of Borno State.鈥�

It was gathered the accused persons, however, pleaded 鈥渘ot guilty鈥� to the charges the EFCC preferred against.

During the trial, counsel for the prosecution, Mukhtar Ahmed and Shamsudeeb Saka presented three witnesses and tendered several documents as exhibits before the court in proof of EFCC鈥檚 case against the defendants, report said.

Justice Kumaliya, thereafter, convicted and sentenced the defendants to five years imprisonment without an option of fine each.

The Judge also ordered the defendants to jointly and severally restitute the balance of N3.5m to the petitioner or in default, serve five-year additional jail term each.