Maiduguri – Aisha Alkali Wakil, also known as Mama Boko Haram, along with two co-accused, Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyode, are facing legal proceedings brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The charges brought against them include two counts of conspiracy and cheating involving the sum of N150 million.
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The trio was arraigned before Justice Umaru Fadawu at the Borno State High Court in Maiduguri.
Count two of the charges states: “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 Organization, and Saidu Mukhtar (at large) sometime in August 2018 in Maiduguri, Borno State, dishonestly induced one Alhaji Bulama Bakki, CEO of Bakki Commodity Investment Company Limited and Ngumati Investment Company Limited, under the guise of executing a contract for the supply of 5,000 bags of high-quality white beans of 50kg each at the rate of N23,000 each and seven unit mobile ultra-scanning Machines solar energy (2018 brand) at the rate of N5,000,000.00, totaling N150,000,000.00, which he did, and you refused to pay him and thereby committed an offense contrary to Section 320(a) of the Borno State Penal Code Law Cap 102 and punishable under section 322 of the same Law.
The defendants pleaded ‘not guilty’ to the charges when they were read to them during the court session.
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The prosecution’s counsel, A.I Arogha and S.O Saka, requested the court to set a trial date. Justice Fadawu subsequently adjourned the matter and ordered the remand of the defendants at a Correctional Centre.
This legal development marks another chapter in the ongoing battle against financial fraud in Nigeria, and the accused individuals will have their day in court to address the allegations brought against them.
