A former military administrator of the old Kaduna State, Abubakar Umar, has condemned a federal court’s decision to remand the immediate past governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, and his sons, Aminu and Mustapha, in prison for nearly three months over corruption charges.
Mr. Umar said, “The offence for which Sule Lamido and his two sons were charged is clearly a clearly bailable offence. This is why it appears strange that not only were they refused bail but they are remanded in prison custody for about three months”.
He said the judge’s decision to keep the accused persons till September for hearing of their bail application means the former governor and his sons have started serving prison sentences even before the commencement of their trial.
“It behoves on all men of good conscience to appeal to the trial Judge to reconsider this high-handed decision. The principle of the accused being adjudged innocent until proven guilty must apply in this case,” Mr. Umar said.
He added that, “We are also aware that persons with similar cases had been granted and are being granted bail. We appeal to the trial judge to temper justice with mercy by granting Governor Sule Lamido and his sons bail”.
Mr. Lamido and his sons were arraigned on Thursday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on allegations of money laundering, amongst other charges.
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.
They pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to them.
The trial judge, Evelyn Anyadike, ordered that the four accused persons be remanded in a Kano Prison Custody.
She rejected the pleas of the defence counsel, Effiong Effiong, SAN, that the accused be kept at EFCC custody, saying the commission had complained of inadequate facilities.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/186447-former-kaduna-governor-umar-begs-judge-over-ex-gov-lamidos-prison-order.html

No mercy or pity

You should have beg him not to steal In the first place

Eeyya I guessed the rest should be apprehended also

Kai! But this Lamido get bad luck sha o.. Chai!

INTROVERT:
No mercy or pity

. If na opposition party men go serve jail term no wahala 1 day anoda party go win if buhari no serve his children will serve. No wahala

U arrest lamido and put him in prison, while odas re roaming abt like a bird, and u shout "chanji", u must be sick.
I pity dis country, what if Buhari leaves tomorrow, dat means we going back to business as usual

Pmb have hand in dix

Kangiwa, shut up dia

usele.ss and effing coupist!

Following

So lamido will be prison gov till sept.
And if found guilty at the court of law..

He will go for second term in prison as gov.

This guy na leader everywhere sha.

Keep leading my brother.

It is an all too familar story about Buhari...For those who are aware of his antecedents

A rehash of the old Buhari we know...thoughtless idiot

That's his own business

On a serious note, the judge's ruling is absurd. Quite ironic that a judicial organ would administer a prejudicial measure. You can't commit suspects presumed to be innocent to jail for three months without bail - under the guise of adjourning hearing on their bail application. This is not a terrorism or murder case.

nitt:
That's his own business

...to be honest!!!

*no eff given*

INTROVERT:
No mercy or pity

No compromise for public looting.. When they were happily stealing this day never came to their minds.

simseg01:
A former military administrator of the old Kaduna State, Abubakar Umar, has condemned a federal court’s decision to remand the immediate past governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, and his sons, Aminu and Mustapha, in prison for nearly three months over corruption charges.
Mr. Umar said, “The offence for which Sule Lamido and his two sons were charged is clearly a clearly bailable offence. This is why it appears strange that not only were they refused bail but they are remanded in prison custody for about three months”.
He said the judge’s decision to keep the accused persons till September for hearing of their bail application means the former governor and his sons have started serving prison sentences even before the commencement of their trial.
“It behoves on all men of good conscience to appeal to the trial Judge to reconsider this high-handed decision. The principle of the accused being adjudged innocent until proven guilty must apply in this case,” Mr. Umar said.
He added that, “We are also aware that persons with similar cases had been granted and are being granted bail. We appeal to the trial judge to temper justice with mercy by granting Governor Sule Lamido and his sons bail”.
Mr. Lamido and his sons were arraigned on Thursday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on allegations of money laundering, amongst other charges.
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.
They pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to them.
The trial judge, Evelyn Anyadike, ordered that the four accused persons be remanded in a Kano Prison Custody.
She rejected the pleas of the defence counsel, Effiong Effiong, SAN, that the accused be kept at EFCC custody, saying the commission had complained of inadequate facilities.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/186447-former-kaduna-governor-umar-begs-judge-over-ex-gov-lamidos-prison-order.html

Abeg judge u get scores to settle with lamido,abi na buhari send u? we know understand this ur own,u be my sister oh.

the pple dat he call villagers during Gej campaign in kano are d same pple dat send him to jail

The Judge reserves the right to refuse them bail. The Lawyer ought to have appealed to the conscience of the court and prayed that his client be given bail.

Some lawyers are just too confrontational and don't know when to stoop to conquer.

If he cares so much, he should join them.
Some TANoids are talking sense for the first time.

hedonistic:
On a serious note, the judge's ruling is absurd. Quite ironic that a judicial organ would administer a prejudicial measure. You can't commit suspects presumed to be innocent to jail for three months without bail - under the guise of adjourning hearing on their bail application. This is not a terrorism or murder case.

You pple that write without brain. The judiciary holiday starts on Monday and ends on sept

henchamb:


You pple that write without brain. The judiciary holiday starts on Monday and ends on sept

You must be very stupid. Go back to school to learn how to write properly before attempting to engage your intellectual superiors in serious discussions.

Since when did "judiciary holiday" become a justifiable basis for denying suspects' their fundamental rights? Besides, was it not during the same period that other suspects facing similar charges (Ikedi Ohakim et al.) were granted bail by their respective trial judges? Nitwit.