EFCC Secures Conviction Of “Mama Boko Haram” Over N15m Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has disclosed that its Maiduguri zonal office has secured the conviction of Aisha Wakil, better known as ‘Mama Boko Haram’, over N15 million fraud.

In a statement released by the spokesperson of the anti-graft agency, Wilson Uwujaren, Wakil was convicted alongside Tahiru Alhaji, Saidu Daura, and Prince Lawal Shoyode.

He said Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno state high court, sentenced Wakili and the two others to seven years imprisonment each for conspiracy, and another seven years for obtaining money by false pretences.

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 N15,000,000.00 (Fifteen Million Naira).

Uwujaren said the defendants were said to have pleaded not guilty.

He stated that the prosecution counsel, Muktar Ahmed, presented six witnesses and tendered several documents as exhibits before the court and thereafter closed his case on October 27, 2020.

Delivering judgment, Justice Kumaliya found the defendants guilty on the two count charges and sentenced them to seven years imprisonment each without an option of fine for the offence of conspiracy.

The judge further sentenced them to another seven years imprisonment without an option of fine each for the offence of obtaining money by false pretence.

He ordered the convicts to jointly restitute the sum of N15,000.000.00 (Fifteen Million Naira) to their victim, in default of which they are to serve additional five years prison term.” the statement in part reads

Three months ago, a high court in Borno sentenced Mama Boko Haram to five years imprisonment over her involvement in N71,4 million fraud.