Court Convicts Mama Boko Haram, Others Over N34m Fraud

A Borno State High Court has convicted Aisha Alkali-Wakil, better known as Mama Boko Haram over alleged conspiracy and fraud to the tune of over thirty-four million Naira.

Naija News understands that Mama Boko Haram and one Tahiru Saidu-Daura and Lawal Shoyode were arraigned before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the High Court in Maiduguri by the state zonal command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The anti-graft agency had slammed the defendants with the three-count charge of conspiracy and cheating to the tune of N34,593,000.

Delivering her judgement today, Justice Kumaliya found the defendants guilty on the three counts and convicted them accordingly.

In her ruling on count one for the offence of conspiracy, the judge “sentenced Aisha Alkali-Wakil, Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyode to five years imprisonment each without an option of fine.

“While on counts two and three of the charge, Aisha Alkali-Wakil and Tahiru Saidu Daura are to go to prison for seven years each without an option of fine.”

It also noted that the court ordered Wakil to pay the sum of N25, 805,000 or to go to prison for seven years, while Daura was ordered to pay the sum of ₦8, 788,000 or to go to jail for seven years.

The court also ruled that Wakil and Daura will jointly pay the sum of N 7,184,250 for the items supplied to their office or go to jail for three years each.

Boko Haram Kingpins Nabbed In Abuja, Kano – ISWAP Commanders Are In Communities – Reports 

Reports made available to newsmen late Monday claimed that some Boko Haram kingpins and terrorist commanders have been arrested in Abuja and Kano recently.

Sources who confirmed the development to Daily Trust yesterday claimed that some commanders of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) and foot soldiers have disguised in communities in and around Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, perfecting their plans to launch dreadful attacks about the same time.

Naija News understands that the update was coming hours after US Embassy in Nigeria raised alarm about planned attacks in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and other parts of the country.

The sources who begged not to appear in the print, however, said that before Sunday’s advisory by US Embassy in the country, security forces had been on their toes to ensure no attack happen in Abuja and its environs.

The security sources maintained that a handy number of terrorists and their collaborators who have been mapping and strategising on how to launch multiple attacks to attract global attention had been arrested in the nation’s capital city and neighbouring communities at different raids.

The sources according to Daily Trust claimed that the advisory issued on Sunday was, however, to back the obvious truth that dreaded terrorists and collaborators have established several cells in and around FCT.

The report noted that most embassies in Nigeria were fully informed of the security threat and that US Embassy’s alarm might just be one of such advisories as others must have told their citizens quietly to be on the watch.