N150m Fraud: EFCC Arraigns “Mama Boko Haram”, 2 Others
- Aisha Alkali Wakil (a.k.a Mama Boko Haram), Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyode have pleaded not guilty to charges against them by the EFCC
- They were arraigned before Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri, on Monday, October 16
- The anti-graft agency confirmed the development via a post shared on its official website on social media
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Borno state, Maiduguri - The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Aisha Alkali Wakil (a.k.a Mama Boko Haram) alongside Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyode before Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri.
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Mama Boko Haram and others were arraigned on two-count charges bordering on conspiracy and cheating to the tune of N150,000,000.00 (One Hundred and Fifty Million Naira only).
The anti-graft agency confirmed the development in a post on its X page (formerly Twitter) on Monday, October 16.
According to the post, count two of the charges reads:
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“That you Aisha Alkali Wakil, Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyode, while being the Chief Executive Officer, Programme Manager and Country Director respectively of Complete Care and Aid Foundation, (a Non-Governmental Organisation) and Saidu Mukhtar (at large) sometimes in August, 2018 in Maiduguri, Borno State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, dishonestly induced one Alhaji Bulama Bakki CEO Bakki Commodity Investment Company Limited and Ngumati Investment Company Limited under the guise of executing a contract for the supply of 5000 bags of high quality white beans of 50kg each at the rate of N23,000 (Twenty Three Thousand Naira) only each and seven unit mobile ultra-scanning Machines solar energy (2018 brand) at the rate of N5, 000,000.00 (Five Million Naira) only totaling N 150,000,000.00 (One Hundred and Fifty Million Naira only) which he did and you refused to pay him and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 320(a) of the Borno State Penal Code Law Cap 102 and punishable under section 322 of the same Law.”
After their arraignment, the defendants pleaded ‘not guilty’ to the charges when they were read to them at the court.
Meanwhile, counsels for the prosecution, A.I. Arogha and S.O. Saka, prayed to the court for a trial date and the remand of the defendants in correctional facility custody.
Justice Fadawu adjourned the matter and ordered the remand of the defendants at a correctional centre pending their trial.
The arraignment of the celebrated activist Wakil, who earned the nickname ‘Mama Boko Haram’ for her past intermediary role between the government and Boko Haram insurgents, has attracted significant attention.
EFCC docks Nigerian pastor over alleged multi-million naira fraud
In a piece of a related development, Ilorin zonal command of the EFCC on Wednesday, June 21, arraigned an Ilorin-based pastor with the Winners Chapel, Temidayo Eseyin.
Eseyin was accused of defrauding Landmark University, Omu-Aran, of N19.3 million.
The church the accused pastor works with, Winners Chapel, is owned by Bishop David Oyedepo.
Ex-Vice Chancellor, bursar of ABU Zaria arraigned for fraud
In another development, the EFCC finally arraigned the embattled former vice-chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
He was arraigned alongside his accomplice, the former bursar, for the alleged diversion of N1 billion.
It was gathered that the duo pleaded not guilty at the dock and were both granted bail for N5 million each, among other conditions.
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