The Maiduguri Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, January 30, 2020, arraigned the duo of Aisha Alkali Wakil and Prince Lawal Shoyade before Justice Dagat of the Federal High Court, Maiduguri, Borno State, on a three-count charge, bordering of money laundering.

Wakil, better known as, Mama Boko, is chief executive officer (CEO), of a non-government organisation, Complete Care and Aid Foundation, is accused of operating her organisation without complying with money laundering clearance from EFCC’s Special Control Unit against Money Laundering (SCUML).

It could be recalled that the EFCC on January 20, 2020, arraigned Aisha Wakil alongside Tahir Alhaji Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyade, before Justice Aisha Kumalia of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on a-five count amended charge bordering of conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretence and cheating to the tune of N111, 650,000.00 (One Hundred and Eleven Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira).

Count one of the charges reads: “That you, Aisha Alkali Wakil  and Prince Lawal Shoyade being registered trustees of Complete Care and Aid Foundation (Non Governmental Organization), duly registered with Corporate Affairs Commission (C.A.C), failed to register the business of the said Complete Care and Aid Foundation with  Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering (SCUML) and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 5 (a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended)  and punishable under Section 16 (2) (b) of the  same Act”.

The accused persons pleaded not guilty, when the charge was read to them, prompting prosecution counsel, Benjamin Manji, to ask for a trial date and to urge the court to remand the defendants in the EFCC’s custody.

But the defence counsel, S.M Konto, told the court of a pending bail application and urged the court to hear the said application.

Justice Dagat, thereafter, adjourned the case to February, 13, 2020 for hearing of the bail application and ordered that the defendants be remanded in the Correctional Service.

 

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January 30, 2020