Posted on Mar 03, 2020
AN Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness. Mohammed A. Mohammed, told a High Court in Maiduguri that Aisha Wakil, “Mama Boko Haram “ and two others awarded contract of N65 million to his company to supply beans.
The EFCC charged Wakil on January 16, alongside Saidu Daura and Prince Shoyade with five counts of fraud, conspiracy, cheat and obtaining by false pretense contrary to section 1 (1) (b) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Section 97 of the Borno Penal Code Laws Cap 102.
Being led in evidence by EFCC counsel, Benjamin Manji, Mohammed alleged that the defendants awarded the contract between June and August, 2018, to his company, Nyeuro International Limited, for supply of medical equipment.
He said the second accused person, Saidu Daura, at different times requested him to transfer money to his personal account totaling N20 million and another N25 million to Mukhtar Hospital’s account.
Mohammed disclosed that the second accused person on June 28, 2018, requested him to transfer N1.65 million, adding that the accused persons awarded another contract to his company to supply beans.
The witness told the court that he supplied 3, 000, 50 kg bags of beans worth over N65 million to Wakil, who is the Executive Officer and Daura, was the Programme Manager while Shoyade served as the Country Director of an NGO, Complete Care and AID Foundation.
He alleged that the defendants reneged on the contract agreements to settle N111.65 million being payment for beans supplied by his company under the purported contracts.