By Zahra Muhammad
ASHENEWS reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Aisha Alkali Wakil popularly known as Mama Boko Haram on two count charges bordering on conspiracy and cheating to the tune of N150 million.
The EFCC also arraigned one Tahiru Saidu Daura and Lawal Shoyode before Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri, on similar charges.
The EFCC, in a statement issued by Dele Oyewale, the Head of Media & Publicity said that the defendants pleaded ‘not guilty’ to the charges when they were read to them.
“Count two of the charges reads: “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 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 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 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 statement added that the counsels for the prosecution, A.I Arogha and S.O Saka prayed the court for a trial date after which the presiding judge adjourned the matter and ordered for the remand of the defendants at a Correctional Centre.
