Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 22 suspected internet fraudsters during a sting operation on Friday, December 6, 2024. The arrests took place in Umuagu and Olokoro, located in Abia State.
The EFCC recovered several valuable items from the suspects, including six exotic cars, eight laptops, and 36 mobile phones. The suspects are currently under investigation and will be charged in court once the investigation is concluded.
Additionally, the EFCC announced the conviction of Aisha Wakil, known as “Mama Boko-Haram,” along with two others, for their involvement in a financial crime. The trio was sentenced to five years imprisonment without an option of a fine. Wakil, the Chief Executive Officer of the Complete Care and Aid Foundation, along with Programme Manager Tahiru Saidu Daura and Country Director Prince Lawal Shoyode, were re-arraigned on September 1, 2020, on charges of conspiracy, cheating, and providing false information, involving a total of N6 million.
The defendants pleaded not guilty, but Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court in Maiduguri convicted them on Thursday, November 28, 2024. They were also ordered to jointly and severally restitute N3.5 million to the petitioner, or serve an additional five years in prison for failure to comply.
