EFCC arrests Sule Lamido, Two Sons

Hamilton Nwosa
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested a 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 Abuja.

It was gathered that the anti-graft agency picked up the governor and his sons in the early hours of Tuesday.alleged money laundering

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It was learnt that the EFCC leadership ordered a crack team of detectives to fly them to Kano by 2.30 pm preparatory to their arraignment for alleged fraud running into 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 2015, 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 belonging to the state government was traced into the accounts of companies owned and run by the governor and his two sons.

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The Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the arrest of the former governor and two of his sons to our correspondent on the telephone on Wednesday.

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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