KANO—A Federal High Court, sitting in Kano, yesterday, ordered former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, and his two sons, Aminu and Mustapha, accused of fraud, remanded in prison custody in Kano till September 28.

The former governor is facing a 28-count charge alongside his two sons, and one Wada Abubakar in connection with alleged corruption and money laundering that amounted to over N1.35 billion.

Lamido who was arraigned for receiving N1.35 billion kickback from a government contractor was shocked and could not believe his ears after the judge turned down his bail application and ordered him remanded.

Immediately the court rose and the Deputy Chief Registrar of Federal High Court, Mr Solomon Akpedah ushered the former governor and his two sons into a waiting van for a journey to Kano central prison, Lamido exclaimed saying: “You mean I am now a prisoner”? The Deputy Chief Registrar, however, tried to calm him down saying “No sir, you are not a prisoner”.

The alleged fraud money was allegedly paid into accounts controlled by the governor and his sons.
Former Governor Sule Lamido being led to prison yesterday in Kano.
Former Governor Sule Lamido being led to prison yesterday in Kano.
The Economic & Financial Crimes Commission has accused the four suspects of money laundering, among other charges.

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

The ruling

Delivering a ruling, Justice Evelyn Anyadike ordered that the four accused persons be remanded in a Kano Prison 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 in EFCC custody, saying the commission had complained of inadequate facilities.

Justice Anyadike said: “The case is hereby adjourned for hearing till September 28, while the four accused persons are to be remanded in prison custody in Kano”.

The trial judge further ruled that “the case will be handed over to a vacation judge to listen to the bail application while the judiciary goes on vacation next Monday.

A 28-count charge bordering on a number of alleged breaches of trust by Sule Lamido, Aminu Sule Lamido, Mustapha Sule Lamido and one Aminu Wada Abubakar, was read in court.

They pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to them.

The judge ruled that the accused persons be remanded pending the hearing of their bail applications.
Earlier, the defence counsel, Mr. Effiong, had argued that remanding the accused persons in prison would amount to trampling on their fundamental human rights.

He pleaded that they be sent to either of EFCC’s facilities in Abuja or Kano.

However, counsel to EFCC, Chile Okoroma, objected to the plea, saying EFCC’s facilities were full to capacity both in Kano and Abuja.
There was pandemonium in court between those supporting Mr. Lamido and those against him, leading the Police to fire tear-gas canisters into the air to disperse the crowd.

The former governor and all the other accused persons had entered a plea of not guilty to the 28 count charges.
Lamido who had earlier pleaded with a court attendant to switch off the ceiling fan directly over him, explained that “I have catarrh and I don’t want anything that will aggravate the situation.”

The defence lawyer, who noticed the physical condition of his 69-year-old client pleaded orally for him to sit down but was overruled by the presiding judge who declared that such gesture runs foul of the established rules. Lamido and his co-accused persons were subsequently transported to Kano central prison amidst tight security.

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Cc lalasticlala, Ishilove

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This one isn't in the fullest of time oh..
He was remanded in prison right on time...

Finally
The anti corruption war has started!
The way the thing dey go now, the money PMB promised will be realized will be more than what he said o!
If you are accused of stealing 10 million your bail will be set at 20 million!
Walahi this is genius!

My only anger was, how was FFK able to escape?
To continue to spend looted fund on his bleached whale of a girlfriend?

No sir! U are not a prisoner, they are just showing u around. Ole.

na waa this judge no dey look ushe face. a whole gomina and sons remanded in prison custody. just negodu.
Theodore orji and son must be pissing in their pants now.

Is he too big to be a prisoner? He's crazy. Nonsense

He probably told his wife to prepare tuwo for him as he left for court in the morning hoping to come back.

Na so big man go dey chop bread with two hands now until September. Nawao

By the way Oga Sule, between you and Gej, who is now the mad man with a lighter in a gas station?

You mean I am now a prisoner? No, we are only taking you on a guided tour of one of the correctional facilities built by government for vip thieves!


Enjoy your excussion sir!!!

this is the Only reason i want PMB... Fight corruption and the rest falls in place

When "Stealing" was not "Corruption". Now Nigerians just dey laugh

Nooo, yu r a convict not just a prisoner.

No, you're just a visitor.

From palace to prison. Since Nature thrives on balance, it is only logical for Sule to see the other side of life.

The masses will soon experience a role reversal with our politicians. I look forward to a Nigerian where the masses enjoy their God given resources in palaces.

In the time of Mr. Stealing Not Corruption, this man was never invited by EFCC. Whoever would dare it would be damned.

Now, tell me if we're not already experiencing change in Nigeria.

Waiting for the wailers to have reasons to wail at this development too as they usually do.

Failure to do d right thing by d leaders will amount to failure to do d right thing by d followers. i hope EFCC wil send him to long prison sentence to send mesage dt many r out of school becus of financial recklesness. ENOF of federal alocation misuse

Ghen ghen

[size=15pt]see the kind question the bast@rd dey ask? Is he a prisoner? He shall not be a prisoner but a prison landlord in Jesus Name[/size]

Na der eh go finish Ramadan and probably salah.. Dis will send shiver through d spine of oda politician.. its a new dawn...

When will we be the turn of Amechi?

Let Lucky Dube's song console Oga Sule all d way ' the won't build no schools anymore,the won't build no hospitals all they build will be prison prison,all they build will be prison prison, i am a prisoner, prisoner, x3..

Thats good ...I think we need that judge in the east to help us recover those allocations that all those former governors looted..

EFCC & judiciary have resumed work from many years of sabbatical .
As for lamido & sons, enjoy your stay. Ko si kekere elewon.
When we told you people to fund, renovate & furnish the prison to your taste you didn't answer us. This is a perfect example of " as you lay your bed so shall you lie on it"

R

No sir u are just a senior prisoner

IdiAmin1:
He probably told his wife to prepare tuwo for him as he left for court in the morning hoping to come back.

Na so big man go dey chop bread with two hands now until September. Nawao

By the way Oga Sule, between you and Gej, who is now the mad man with a lighter in a gas station?

U must be a comedian bro

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MabraO:
Barcanista, moigidi, temitemi, mizmycoli nd co one of ur PDP.s goon has been sent to prison oh.
Y re u guys not commenting?
Frustration is gradually setting in
Soon on the list is NOI

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jeez

no your not ........you now the chairman dia .....



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