The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,
EFCC, has arrested the former Governor of Jigawa
State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, for alleged money
laundering-related offences.
Investigations revealed that operatives of the
anti-graft agency picked up the former governor
and his two sons, Mustapha and Aminu in the
early hours of Tuesday in Abuja.
It was learnt that the EFCC leadership ordered a
crack team of detectives to fly them to Kano by
2.30 pm to prepare them for their arraignment for
alleged fraud that amount to billions of naira.
The source said,
“The former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule
Lamido, and his two sons, Mustapha and Aminu,
were arrested this morning by operatives of the
commission.
“They were actually arrested very early this
morning, they were with us for hours before they
were flown to Kano for possible arraignment on
Wednesday (today).
“They left Abuja Airport around 2.30pm. It is
most likely that they would be arraigned
tomorrow (Wednesday), that I can tell you.”
The EFCC had arrested the two sons of the
governor in November 2014, over alleged
misappropriation of billions of naira belonging to
the Jigawa State Government.
Operatives of the commission investigating
Lamido and his sons alleged that billions of naira
that belonged to the state government was traced
into the accounts of companies owned and run by
the governor and his two sons.
The Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr.
Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the arrest of the
former governor and two of his sons.
He said,
“I can confirm to you that the former Governor of
Jigawa a State, Alhaji Sule Lamido and his two
sons are with the commission.”
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