Lamido, sons remanded in Kano prison

 

 

Former Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido and his two sons who were arraigned before a Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Thursday have been remanded in prison.

The trio were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on a 28- count charge bordering on money laundering, abuse of public office and subtle bribery by various companies that were involved in the alleged  fraudulent deals, amounting to N1.351 billion.

The ex-governor and his sons however denied all the charges filed against them and prayed the court to allow them file a bail application, the request that was turned down by the presiding judge, Justice Evelyn Anyadike, who remanded them in Kano prison pending when the motion for bail application would be heard.
The counsel to the accused persons, Offiong Offiong(SAN), prayed the court to as a matter of liberty of the accused persons grant his prayer to file a bail application, while the prosecution led by Barr. Chile Okoroma objected to the request and argued that they were served with the motion at 5pm on Wednesday.
He said the prosecutions ought to be given ample time to respond to the motion.
Okoroma later applied for Lamido, his sons and Wada Abubakar to be remanded in prison.
But the request did not go down well with Lamido’s counsel who pleaded that they should be remanded in EFCC custody.