A day of reckoning came yesterday for Aisha ‘Mama Boko Haram’ Wakil and two others as
Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court in Maiduguri convicted and sentenced them to five years imprisonment each for fraud involving N6 million.
The Head, Media and Publicity of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),Dele Oyewale disclosed this in a statement on the anti-graft agency X page.
Mama Boko Haram, the Chief Executive Officer of Complete Care and Aid Foundation, an NGO, alongside Programme Manager ,Tahiru Daura and Country Director Lawal Shoyode, were re-arraigned yesterday
on a four-count amended charge of conspiracy, cheating, and providing false information.
According to the prosecution, the trio dishonestly induced Alhaji Bukar Kachalla of Abks Ventures Limited to deliver a Toyota Camry 2012 model worth N6 million under the pretense of executing a contract for its purchase.
The offence, committed between October and November 2018, violated Section 320 (a) and is punishable under Section 322 of the Penal Code Cap 102 Laws of Borno State.
During the trial, the EFCC, represented by Mukhtar Ahmed and Shamsudeeb Saka, presented three witnesses and submitted several documents as evidence against the defendants.
Count two of the charge reads: “That 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.”
Despite their plea of not guilty, Justice Kumaliya found them guilty of all charges, sentencing each defendant to five years imprisonment without an option of a fine.
The court also ordered the convicts to jointly and severally restitute the balance of N3.5 million to the petitioner, noting that failure to comply will result in an additional five-year prison term for each convict.
The fraud case stemmed from the defendants’ failure to fulfill the purported contract for the car’s purchase, leaving the petitioner without the vehicle or a refund.