As EFCC Warns the Girl-Child against Cybercrime
The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the EFCC on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 secured the conviction and sentencing of Aisha Alkali Wakil, (aka Mama Boko Haram) alongside Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyode before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri. The defendants were sentenced to five years imprisonment without option of fine.
The judgment was the climax of a process that commenced on Monday, September 14, 2020 when the defendants were re-arraigned on a two count charge of conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N71,400,000 (Seventy-One Million, Four Hundred Thousand Naira) only.
In another development, the Chairman EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, bas charged the girl-child to be cyber responsible. He stated this during a 3-day ICT Advocacy and Empowerment Outreach to mark the 2022 International Girls in ICT Day held at the National Center for Women Development, Abuja.
Bawa, who spoke through a staff of the Cybercrime Section, ASE II Kosisochukwu Ejiofor urged the girls to strive to make positive impact in the ICT sector and use the cyberspace to contribute to the growth and development of their environment.
She warned them of the dangers of involving in cybercrime and enlightened them on various ways they might fall prey to cyber criminals.
“Don’t visit unknown websites and don’t talk to strangers online. Don’t send nude pictures to anyone and don’t receive same from anyone”, she said
