 Sibang Ilmani who received R14M from Encephus by mistake get four years in prison for theft. Student who received R14M Encephus payout in error charged with theft and corruption. Sibang Ilmani, the Walter Sissulu University, WSU, student who accidentally received more than R14M from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme, Encephus, and went on a spending spree in 2017, appeared in the East London Magistrates Court on Tuesday morning. Hawks spokesperson Captain Anilas Afini confirmed that Mani, 28, was arrested on Tuesday by the serious commercial crime unit of the Eastern Cape Hawks, after it requested that she hand herself over. She has been charged with theft. Mani accidentally received the Encephus payment of R14.1M and went on a three-month spending spree. She allegedly spent just over R810000 of this amount on personal items over a period of three months before the anomaly was detected by the scheme, Afini said. News 24 last year detailed how Mani, who studied accountancy at WSU, spent the money hosting parties for her friends, buying Peruvian wigs, designer clothes, handbags, and expensive smartphones. During this time, her grandmother who raised her continued living in poverty. She was the branch secretary of the Pan-Africanist Student Movement of Azania at East London's Potsdam campus, when her life transformed overnight, from that of an ordinary student to a socialite. Mani was released on a warning and was expected back in court on July 2. In September last year, News 24 reported that Walter Sisulu University, Encephus, and cash service Intalimali told MPs on the portfolio committee of higher education that no error had been made on their side. Intalimali CEO Michael Ansel told MPs their systems showed that the right transaction of R1400 was made to Mani on the date in question, and there was no oversight, error, or negligence on their part.