The Borno State High Court in Maiduguri has sentenced Aisha Wakil, popularly known as Mama Boko Haram, to five years imprisonment for fraud.
According to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Wakil was sentenced alongside two officials of her non-governmental organisation (NGO), Complete Care and Aid Foundation—Tahiru Daura, the Programme Manager, and Prince Shoyode, the Country Director.
It was further disclosed that the trial judge, Aisha Kumaliya, delivered the verdict on 28 November.
The defendants were accused of defrauding Bukar Kachalla, the owner of Abks Ventures, by dishonestly inducing him to part with a Toyota Camry 2012 model worth ₦6 million, which they neither paid for nor returned.
In her judgement, Justice Kumaliya convicted all three defendants and also ordered the defendants to jointly refund a balance of ₦3.5 million to the petitioner.
Failure to comply would result in an additional five-year jail term for each of them.
