The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has on Wednesday arraigned Mrs Aisha Wakil, popularly known as 'Mama Boko Haram' before a High Court in Maiduguri for alleged financial fraud to the sum of N66 million.
Mrs Wakil, a lawyer and CEO of Complete Care and Aid Foundation was arraigned alongside her Programme Manager, Tahiru Daura.
Mrs Wakil and Mr Daura were accused of using Complete Care and Aid Foundation, their non-governmental organisationto carry out the alleged crime of defrauding a supply company, AMTMAT Global Ventures of N66 million.
According to the charges, Mrs Wakil, being the CEO/MD Total Care and Aid Foundation, and Mr Dauda, her programme manager, was said to have “criminally” obtained processed bags of grains worth N51 million from Ali Tijjani, the owner of AMTMAT Global Ventures and then refused to pay him for his company's services.
Mr Tijjani alleged that Complete Care and Aids Foundation awarded his company a contract to supply processed maize grain, worth N51 million, which Mrs Wakil took delivery of the supplied products.
The accused were alleged to have caused Mr Tijjani’s company to foot their foreign trip to Morocco with the promise of paying the N15 million bill, a promise they eventually breached. This led him to petition the EFCC.
Both Mrs Wakil and Mr Daura denied the allegations and pleaded not guilty to the three-count charge of conspiracy and cheating.
However, the presiding judge, Justice Kumaliya granted the defendants bail in the sum of N30 million with two sureties in like sum, saying the sureties must be a permanent secretary in the civil service who owns a landed property in GRA, Maiduguri and must submit the title documents of the property to the court's registry.
Meanwhile, the case has been adjourned until January 13, 2020, for trial.
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