Serially convicted veil wearing Mama Boko Haram bags five years for fraud
A serially convicted Aisha Wakil popularly called Mama Boko Haram has again been convicted by the Borno State High Court in Maiduguri to five years imprisonment for fraud, having faced multiple fraud charges and convictions in recent years.
Penpushing reports that she was jailed in the latest case alongside two other officials of her Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Complete Care and Aid Foundation, Tahiru Daura (Programme Manager) and Prince Shoyode (Country Director) respectively
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in a statement said the trial judge, Justice Aisha Kumaliya, handed down the judgement convicting and sentencing the three of them on November. 28, 2024
Penpushing reports that the prosecuting agency accused them of defrauding Bukar Kachalla of Abks Ventures, by dishonestly inducing him to deliver to them a Toyota Camry 2012 Model worth N6 million, and they failed to pay for or return the car.
The agency on September 1, 2020, EFCC arraigned Ms Wakil, the Chief Executive Officer of Complete Care and Aid Foundation, alongside her two co-defendants on four amended counts of cheating involving N6 million, conspiracy and giving false information.
Penpushing further reports that the defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges, and during the trial, the prosecuting lawyers, Mukhtar Ahmed and Shamsudeeb Saka, presented three witnesses and tendered several documents as exhibits.
The trial court in its judgement on November,28, convicted and sentenced each of the defendants to five years imprisonment without an option of fine and ordered the defendants to jointly and severally make restitution of a balance of N3.5 million to the petitioner or alternatively should each serve an additional five-year jail term.
Penpushing also reports that it is recalled that Mama Boko Haram gained prominence for her efforts in mediating between the government and the Boko Haram insurgency during the Goodluck Jonathan administration.
The woman, who is characteristically draped head-to-toe, with a niqab covering most of her face and leaving only her eyes visible, leveraged her ties with the group’s members, positioning her as a key figure in peace negotiations, and in recent years, has faced multiple fraud charges and convictions, while her latest conviction marked at least her sixth in recent years.
Penpushing reports that it is recalled that earlier convictions include a five-year sentence in June 2022 for conspiracy and obtaining N71 million by false pretence, and was convicted and sentenced alongside Messrs Daura and Shoyode.
The woman was similarly jailed for seven years in August 2022 for a N66 million fraud and in September 2022, she was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for a N15 million fraud, while in December 2022, bagged a ten-year sentence for a N120.5 million fraud case, while this was followed by another 10-year sentence in February 2024 for a N40 million fraud.
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