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Court Convicts Mama Boko Haram, Aisha Wakil, Two Others For N34m Fraud

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3 years ago

October 25, 2022

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, secured the conviction and sentencing of Aisha Alkali Wakil, aka “Mama Boko Haram”, Tahiru Alhaji Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyode before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri.

The defendants were prosecuted on a-three count of charges of conspiracy and cheating to the tune of N34, 593,000 (Thirty-Four Million, Five Hundred and Ninety-Three Thousand Naira only).

Delivering judgment today, Justice Kumaliya found the defendants guilty on the three counts and convicted them accordingly.

According to the Judge, “on count one for the offence of conspiracy, the court hereby sentenced you, Aisha Alkali Wakil, Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyode to five years imprisonment each without an option of fine.

“While on count two and three of the charge, Aisha Alkali Wakil and Tahiru Saidu Daura are to go to prison for seven years each without an option of fine”.

In addition, the court ordered Wakil to pay the sum of “N25, 805,000.00 (Twenty Five Million Eight Hundred and Five Thousand Naira) or to go to prison for seven years”, while. Daura was ordered to pay the sum of “N8, 788,000.00 (Eight Million, Seven Hundred and Eighty-eight Thousand Naira) or to go to jail for seven years”.

“Wakil and Daura are to jointly pay the sum of N 7,184,250 for the items supplied to their office or to go to jail for three years each”.

TheEagle recalls that Mama Boko Haram and her accomplices were sentenced to by Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, on Thursday, September 29, 2022, to seven years imprisonment each, for the offenses of conspiracy and another seven years for obtaining money by false pretenses.

Before their conviction, the defendants were first arraigned on September 14, 2020, before Justice Kumaliya on two count charges for the offences of conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N 15,000,000.00 (Fifteen Million Naira)