Borno State High Court in Maiduguri has convicted and sentenced, Aisha Alkali-Wakil, also known as Mama Boko Haram
 ...Nigeerian Islamist group, formerly paying homage to al-Qaeda, then, when the money ran out, to the Islamic State, and headed by nutcase Abu Bakr Shekau. Once he exploded in a gunfight with ISWAP, many in the group surrendered to the govt and others went with their new overlords. The remainder are a shell of their former selves, stmbling glassy-eyed and lonely through the Sambisa Forest and the soothing waters of Lake Chad, asking themselves What is truth? , or maybe just I wonder what's for dinner? I hope it's not rhinocerous again! ...
and her accomplices, Tahiru Saidu-Daura and Lawal Shoyode, to seven years’ imprisonment.
They were prosecuted by the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a three-count charge of conspiracy and cheating to the tune of N34,593,000.
In a statement, EFCC front man, Wilson Uwujaren, said Justice Aisha Kumaliya delivered the judgment on Monday, where she found the defendants guilty on the three counts.
"Delivering judgment today, Justice Kumaliya found the defendants guilty on the three counts and convicted them accordingly," the statement read.
"On count one for the offence of conspiracy, the court hereby sentences you, Aisha Alkali-Wakil, Tahiru Saidu Daura, and Prince Lawal Shoyode to five years imprisonment each without an option of fine.
"While on count 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."
According to the EFCC front man, 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 N8, 788,000 or to go to jail for seven years.
"Wakil and Daura are to jointly pay the sum of N 7,184,250 for the items supplied to their office or go to jail for three years each," Uwujaren added.
From 2016: Who Exactly Is Aisha Alkali Wakil?
Key facts: married to Justice Wakil and a practicing lawyer in her own right despite full Moving Black Object attire that leaves only her eyes visible
said to be an Igbo from southeastern Nigeria who grew up Christian and converted to Islam
friends with Boko Haram leaders from the early days, has always tried to persuade them to give up violence
member of Goodluck Johnson’s Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution of Security Challenges, which accomplished neither |
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