The Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, tendered before the Federal High Court
in Abuja, details of bank accounts it said were used by Sule Lamido,
Though Lamido and his sons
were initially docked in Kano on July 9 alongside their alleged accomplice,
Wada Abubakar, on a 28-count charge, they were subsequently re-arraigned by the
anti-graft agency in Abuja on September 22.
They are now answering to
an amended 27-count criminal charge bordering on corruption, money laundering,
breach of trust and illegal diversion of public funds to the tune of N1.35
billion.
Lamido was alleged to have
abused his position as governor of Jigawa State between 2007 and 2015, by
awarding contracts to compa-nies where he had interest, using his two sons as
front.
He was equally alleged to
have collected kickbacks from contractors in the state, with the funds
allegedly paid into accounts that were managed by his sons.
Four companies that were
allegedly involved in the fraud (Bamaina Holdings Limited, Bamaina Company
Nigeria Limited, Bamaina Aluminum Limited and Speeds International Limited),
were also joined in the charge.
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