On Monday, Justice Aisha Kumaliya issued her decision, in which she found the defendants guilty on all three counts.
Aisha Alkali-Wakil, also known as Mama Boko Haram, and her accomplices, Tahiru Saidu-Daura and Lawal Shoyode, were convicted and sentenced to seven years in prison by a Borno State High Court in Maiduguri.
They were charged with conspiracy and cheating in the sum of N34,593,000 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Maiduguri Zonal Command.
Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC spokesman, said in a statement that Justice Aisha Kumaliya delivered the judgment on Monday, in which she found the defendants guilty on all 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 an EFCC spokesman, the court ordered Wakil to pay N25,805,000 or face seven years in prison, while Daura was ordered to pay N8,788,000 or face seven years in prison.
“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.