By Ishaya Ibrahim
After bagging a conviction last year for stealing N34 million, Aisha Wakil, popularly known as Mama Boko Haram, has been arraigned on a fresh charge of fraud.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), on Monday, arraigned Mama Boko, alongside Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyode before Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri.
The trio are accused of cheating a businessman to the tune of N150 million.
EFCC, which confirmed the arraignment via a post shared on its X page (formerly Twitter) on Monday, arraigned the three individuals on two-count charges.
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According to the post, the charges read: “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.”
The defendants pleaded ‘not guilty’ to the charges.
Justice Fadawu adjourned the matter and ordered the remand of the defendants at a Correctional Centre.
Last year October, the EFCC secured the conviction of the trio over charges of cheating to the tune of N34, 593,000 (Thirty Four Million, Five Hundred and Ninety Three Thousand Naira only). They were sentenced to five years imprisonment without an option of fine.
