The former governor, who was formally arraigned alongside
his children in court today after flight issues from Abuja stalled the
proceedings of the court on Wednesday, are accused of receiving N1.35 billion
as kickback from a government contractor.
The money was allegedly paid into accounts controlled by
the governor and his sons.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is accusing
the four suspects of money laundering, amongst other charges.
Security was reportedly beefed up as the ex-governor and
his sons were brought to court in a coaster bus on Thursday.
Delivering a ruling, Justice Evelyn Anyadike ordered that
the four accused persons be remanded in a Kano Prison Custody because the EFCC
said they lacked enough facilities to accommodate them.
Pleas by the defence counsel, Effiong Effiong, SAN, that
the accused be kept in EFCC custody was rejected by the judge, who pointed out
the EFCC’s complaint of inadequate holding facilities.
Twenty eight-count charge bordering on a number of
alleged breach of trust by Sule Lamido, Aminu Sule Lamido, Mustapha Sule Lamido
and one Aminu Wada Abubakar, was read in court.
They pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to
them.
The judge ruled that the accused persons be remanded
pending the hearing of their bail applications.
Earlier, the defence counsel had argued that remanding
the accused persons in prison would amount to trampling on their fundamental
human rights and pleaded that they be sent to either of EFCC facilities in
Abuja or Kano.
However, the counsel to the EFCC, Chile Okoroma, objected
to the plea, insisting that the anti-graft commission’s facilities in both
Abuja and Kano are full to capacity.
The case was subsequently adjourned to September 28 for
ruling on the bail applications.
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