By The Borno State High Court has sentenced Aisha Alkali Wakil aka Mama Boko Haram, Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyede to jail terms for fraud.
Wakil and her co-defendants were arraigned before the court by the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday.
The trio were found guilty of a three-count charge of conspiracy and stealing to the tune of N66m.
It was said that the defendants as promoter and managers of a non-governmental organization, Complete Care and Aids Foundation on September 7, 2018 induced one Ali Tijjani, and his company, AMTMAT Global Ventures to supply N51million worth of processed maize grain also known as “biski” for which they refused to pay.
The company further processed and funded the trip of the trio to Morocco to the tune of N15 Million, a cost they refused to pay, which constituted an offence contrary to Section 320(a) and punishable under Section 322 of the Penal Code Cap 102 Laws of Borno State.
According to the EFCC, the defendants had pleaded “not guilty” to all the charges which led to their full trial.
However, in the course of trial, the prosecution counsel, Mukhtar Ali Ahmed, presented five witnesses and tendered several exhibits before closing the prosecution’s case on September 1, 2020.
On Friday, Justice Aisha Kumaliya pronounced the defendants guilty as charged and sentenced the defendants.
For the offence of conspiracy, the trio bagged seven years imprisonment without an option of fine, and another seven years on the count of cheating.
The court also ordered the defendants to pay the sum of N51m to Ali Tijjani or in default serve fifteen years imprisonment.
They are also expected to pay the sum of N3, 750,000.00 (Three Million Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) each to the plaintiff or in default serve five years imprisonment each.
