Court Remands Sule Lamido, Sons To Prison Custody Till Sept 28

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Alhaji Sule Lamido

Former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido alongside his sons, Aminu and Mustapha and Aminu Wada Abubakar has been ordered by the Federal High Court in Kano to be remanded in prison custody till September 28.

The former governor was arraigned on Thursday alongside his children for receiving N1.35 billion kickback from a government contractor. The money was allegedly paid into accounts controlled by the governor and his sons.

Delivering a ruling, Justice Evelyn Anyadike ordered that the four accused persons be remanded in a Kano Prison Custody because the EFCC said they lacked enough facilities to accommodate them.

She rejected the pleas of defence counsel, Effiong Effiong, SAN, that the accused be kept at EFCC custody, saying the commission had complained of inadequate facilities.

Twenty eight-count charge bordering on a number of alleged breach of trust by Sule Lamido, Aminu Sule Lamido, Mustapha Sule Lamido and one Aminu Wada Abubakar, was read in court.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is accusing the four suspects of money laundering, amongst other charges.

They were due for arraignment Wednesday, but the court appearance was rescheduled to Thursday (today).Security was stepped up around the court vicinity in Kano ahead of the hearing.

They pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to them. The case involved N1.351 billion.

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