After the judge’s pronouncement that Former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, his two sons Aminu and Mustapha be remanded in prison, a mild drama ensued between Lamido and the Deputy Chief Registrar of Federal High court, Barrister Solomon Akpedah.
Lamido was asked to proceed to board the waiting van taking him to Kano central prison when he exclaimed, “you mean I’m now a prisoner?!”.
Barrister Akpedah, however, replied that “no sir, you are not a prisoner”.
It will be recalled that the Former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, his two sons Aminu and Mustapha and one Aminu Wada Abubakar were charged to court yesterday by the EFCC on a 28-count charge of corruption and money laundering.
Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court ruled on Thursdaymorning that they are to remain in Kano Central Prsion till September 28, 2015.
This came after the prosecuting counsel, Chile Okoroma, prayed the court to remand the accused persons in prison custody as the EFCC holding facilities in Abuja and Kano were already overstretched.
Lamido is said to have abused his position as governor of Jigawa State between 2007 and 2015, by awarding contracts to companies where he has interest, using his two sons, Aminu and Mustapha as front. They were arraigned alongside four companies where the Lamidos are believed to have interest.
The companies are Bamaina Holdings Limited, Bamiana Company Nigeria Limited, Bamaina Aluminum Limited and Speeds International Limited.
*Original reportage by Vanguard, rewritten here *
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