Tag: Sule Lamiɗo

Alleged ₦1.35bn fraud: Court to re-arraign ex-gov. Lamiɗo, sons April 1

Aminu Imam
Sule Lamido, sons on fraud

The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed April 1 for the fresh arraignment of a former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamiɗo, over an alleged ₦1.3 billion corruption charge filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Lamiɗo is expected to be arraigned alongside his two sons, Aminu and Mustapha, who are accused of participating in the alleged fraud through fictitious contract awards. Justice Peter Odo Lifu fixed the date yesterday, following the absence of the defendants in court. Although the fresh arraignment was scheduled to…

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Alleged ₦1.3bn Fraud: Sule Lamiɗo’s son loses S’Court appeal challenging undeclared $40,000 forfeiture

Aminu Imam
Sule Lamido’s son loses

…To resume trial The Supreme Court yesterday delivered two far-reaching judgments involving former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamiɗo, and his family, dismissing an appeal by his son, Aminu, over undeclared foreign currency while also ordering Lamiɗo, his two sons and others to resume trial over an alleged ₦1.35 billion fraud. In the first decision, the apex court dismissed Aminu Lamiɗo’s appeal challenging the forfeiture of $40,000 he failed to declare at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport while travelling to Egypt.  A 5-member panel of the court, led by Justice…

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