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Alleged N66m Fraud: EFCC arraigns Aisha Wakili, ‘Mama Boko Haram’

 

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday,
arraigned Aisha Wakil better known as ‘Mama Boko Haram’ over an
alleged N66 million fraud.
Wakil was arraigned alongside one Tahiru Daura before Aisha Kumaliya
of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri, on a three-count charge of
conspiracy and cheating.
This followed a petition filed by the Managing Director of AMTMAT
Global Ventures, Ali Tijjani against Complete Care and Aids
Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation run by the defendants.
Tijanni, in his petition, alleged that on September 7, 2018, Complete
Care and Aids Foundation awarded his company a contract to supply
processed maize grain worth N15 million.
According to him, Wakil, the second defendant, received the product on
behalf of Complete Care and Aid Foundation upon delivery but allegedly
failed to make payment for it.
He also said his company, upon the request of the defendants,
processed and funded their trip to Morocco to the tune of N51 million,
but that they refused to make payment for it as well.
“That you Tahiru Saidu Daura, while being a programme manager of
Complete Care and Aid Foundation, and Aisha Wakil, being the CEO of
Complete Care and Aid Foundation on the 7th September, 2018, in
Maiduguri within the jurisdiction of this honourable court,
dishonestly induce Ali Tijjani, the CEO and alter ego of AMTMAT Global
Ventures to deliver to you, processed maize grains (biski), valued at
N15,000,000.00 (Fifteen Million Naira) which you are yet to pay and
thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 320(a) and punishable
under Section 322 of the Penal Code Cap 102 Laws of Borno State,”
count two of the charge reads.
The defendants pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
Fatsuma Muhammad, the prosecutor, applied for a trial date and asked
that the defendants be remanded in the custody of a correctional
centre pending the determination of the case.
But H Waziri and BG Zanna, counsel for the defendants, made oral bail
applications, on the grounds of the administrative bail earlier
granted to them by the EFCC.
Kumaliya granted Wakil and Daura bail in the sum of N30 million with
two sureties in like sum.
One of the sureties, she said, must be someone at the level of a
permanent secretary in the civil service, who owns a landed property
in Maiduguri GRA, and must submit the title document of the asset to
the registry of the court.
The judge said the bail will be revoked if the defendants fail to attend trial.
She subsequently adjourned the matter until January 13 for
commencement of trial.

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