Nigeria: Former Governo Sule Lamido And Sons To Be Remanded In Kano Prison For Two Months

A federal court sitting in Kano  has ordered former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido and his two sons, Aminu and Mustapha, who were accused of fraud, to be remanded in prison custody in Kano  till September 28.

The former governor was arraigned yesterday alongside his two sons for receiving N1.35 billion kickback from a government contractor. The money was said to have been paid into accounts controlled by the governor and his sons.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, accused the trio of money laundering, amongst other charges. They were due for arraignment,on  8^th of July, 2015, but the court appearance was rescheduled to Thursday, 9^th of July, 2015.