A Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri has sentenced Aisha Wakil, popularly known as “Mama Boko Haram,” and two others to a combined 15 years imprisonment for a N6m car fraud.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission disclosed this on Monday, noting that Wakil, alongside the Programme Manager of her Complete Care and Aid Foundation, Tahiru Saidu Daura, and the Country Director, Lawal Shoyode, was convicted after being found guilty of fraudulently obtaining a Toyota Camry 2012 model from a petitioner under false pretences.
The trio had been re-arraigned on four counts of conspiracy, cheating, and providing false information in September 2020, to which they pleaded not guilty.
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Following extensive court proceedings, Justice Aisha Kumaliya handed each defendant a five-year prison sentence on Thursday.
During the trial, the prosecution, represented by Mukhtar Ahmed and Shamsudeeb Saka, presented three witnesses and submitted several documents as evidence.
Justice Kumaliya ruled in favour of the prosecution and sentenced the defendants to five years imprisonment each, without the option of a fine.
The court also ordered the defendants to pay a restitution of N3.5m to the petitioner. Failure to comply with the restitution order would result in an additional five years imprisonment for each defendant, the judge said.
The EFCC’s statement highlighted that the defendants had neither purchased the vehicle as agreed nor returned it to the petitioner, leading to their conviction.
