A federal court has ordered a former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, and his two sons, Aminu and Mustapha, accused of fraud to be remanded in prison custody in Kano till September 28.
The former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido who was arraigned in court today alongside two of his sons, Aminu and Mustapha, for fraud has been ordered to be remanded in prison custody in Kano till September 28.
The accused where being arraigned in a federal court receiving N1.35 billion kickback from a government contractor which was allegedly paid into accounts controlled by the governor and his sons.
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).
Justice Evelyn Anyadike in delivering his ruling, 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.
28-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 in which they pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to them. The case involved N1.351 billion.
The judge ruled that the accused persons be remanded pending the hearing of their bail applications.
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