EFCC Arraigns ‘Mama
EFCC Arraigns ‘Mama Boko Haram,’ one other in Maiduguri
for Alleged N66m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 arraigned the duo of Tahiru Saidu Daura
and Aisha Alkali Wakil before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno
State High Court, Maiduguri on a three-count charge of conspiracy
and cheating to the tune of N66million (Sixty-six million
Naira).
The prosecution of the duo followed a petition written by one
Ali Tijjani, CEO/managing director of AMTMAT Global Ventures
against Complete Care and Aids Foundation, a non-governmental
organisation (NGO), run by the defendants, wherein the petitioner
alleged that, on September 7, 2018, Complete Care and Aids
Foundation awarded his company a contract to supply it processed
maize grain, referred to as “biski” in native language, worth
N15million, which the second defendant, Wakil received on behalf of
Complete Care and Aid Foundation upon delivery.
According to Tijjani, his company upon the request of the
defendants equally process and funded their trip to Morocco to the
tune of N51million, a cost they refused to defray.
Count two of the charge reads: “That you Tahiru Saidu Daura,
while being a programme manager of Complete Care and Aid
Foundation, and Aisha Wakil, being the CEO of Complete Care and Aid
Foundation on the 7th September, 2018, in Maiduguri within the
jurisdiction of this honourable court, dishonestly induce Ali
Tijjani, the CEO and alter ego of AMTMAT Global Ventures to deliver
to you, processed maize grains (biski), valued at N15,000,000.00
(Fifteen Million Naira) 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 defendants pleaded not guilty to all the charges, upon which
prosecution counsel, Fatsuma Muhammad applied for a trial date and
for the remand of the defendants in the custody of Nigerian
Correctional Centre (NCS), pending the determination of the
case.
However, counsels for the defendants, H. Waziri and B.G Zanna
made oral bail applications for the defendants, on the ground of
the administrative bail, earlier granted to them by the EFCC.
Justice Kumaliya granted them to bail in the sum of N30million
with two sureties in like sum. One of the sureties he said, must be
someone at the level of a permanent secretary in the civil service,
who owns a landed property in Maiduguri GRA, and must submit the
title document of the property to the registry of the court.
The judge further declared that the bail will be revoked on the
failure of the defendants to attend trial. She adjourned the matter
until Jan13, 2020 for commencement of trial.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
4 December, 2019