The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday
arraigned Hajiya Aisha Alkali Wakil, popularly known as Mama Boko Haram before
a Borno State High Court in Maiduguri on a three-count charge bordering on
cheating and conspiracy to the tune of N66 million.
Also arraigned with Mama Boko Haram is Alhaji
Tahiru Saidu before Justice Aisha Kumaliya.
Mama Boko Haram rose to prominence for her
celebrated link with the terrorist group which saw her facilitating dialogues
and releases of some persons held captive by the group.
The petitioner, Ali Tijjani, had alleged to EFCC
that on September 7, 2018, his company was awarded a contract to supply
processed maize grain worth N51 million.
He claimed that his company collected the said
grain from Maiduguri Flour Mills and supplied it to Mama Boko Haram's NGO,
Complate Care and Aid Foundation.
The said product was received by the Alhaji Tahiru
Saidu on behalf of Complete Care and Aid Foundation.
The duo was also alleged to have requested AMTMAT
Global Ventures to process and fund the CEO, Mama Boko Haram, and the Programme
Manager, Tahiru Saidu's trip to Morocco to the tune of N15 million, which it
did.
The two-count charge read to the accused stated:
“That you Tahiru Saidu Daura, while being a Programme Manager of Complete Care
and Aid Foundation, and Aisha Alkali being the CEO of Complete Care and Aid
Foundation on September 7, 2018, in Maiduguri, within the jurisdiction of this
court dishonestly induced Ali Tijjani, the CEO and Alter Ego of AMTMAT Global
Ventures, to deliver to you processed maize grains (BISKI) valued at N55
million 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.”
The duo also requested AMTMAT Global Ventures to
process and fund the CEO and programme manager’s trip to Morocco to the tune of
N51million.
The two defendants pleaded not guilty to all the
counts, as the counsel for the prosecution, Fatsuma Muhammad, applied for a
trial date and requested for the remand of the defendant at the correctional centre.
Justice Kumaliya, thereafter, adjourned the matter
to January 13, 2020, for commencement of trial and admitted the defendants to
bail in the sum of N30 million with two sureties in like sum.
Kumaliya further ordered that among the sureties,
one must be within the level of a Permanent Secretary in the civil service, and
must have a landed property located in Maiduguri GRA, and must submit the title
document of the property to the Registry of the court.
She further ordered that failure of the defendants
to attend the trial will lead to revocation of the bail by the court.
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