‘The Borno State High Court in Maiduguri, presided over by Justice Aisha Kumaliya, has sentenced Aisha Alkali Wakil, popularly known as “Mama Boko Haram,” along with Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyode, to 14 years imprisonment each for conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretence.
The judgment, delivered on Wednesday, 25 June, 2025 followed their conviction on a two-count charge brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The case, filed on September 14, 2020, by the EFCC’s Maiduguri Zonal Directorate, centred on a fraudulent contract scheme involving N11 million.
According to a statement issued by Head of Media and Publicity at the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, the three defendants, who were officials of the non-governmental organisation Complete Care and Aid Foundation, misled a businessman, Muhammed Ambare of Muhammed Ambare Ventures, into believing that they would supply, install, and service two X-Ray machines (Model 1800).
Count two of the charge revealed that the accused persons conspired with one Saidu Mukhtar (now at large) in July 2018 to obtain N11 million from the petitioner under the guise of executing the said contract.
The EFCC stated that the offer was fraudulent, as the contract was never executed and the funds were not refunded.
