Investigations revealed that operatives of the anti-graft agency picked up the former governor and his two sons, Mustapha Lamido and Aminu Lamido in the early hours of Tuesday in Abuja.
It was learnt that the Economic and Financial Crime Commission leadership ordered a crack team of detectives to fly them to Kano at about 2.30 pm to prepare them for their arraignment for alleged fraud that amount to billions of Nigerian Currency.
The source said,
“The former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, and his two sons, Mustapha Lamido and Aminu Lamido 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 Economic and Financial Crime Commission had arrested the two sons of the governor in November 2014, over alleged misappropriation of billions of Nigerian Currency 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.
Mr. Wilson Uwujaren the Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, , confirmed the arrest of the former governor and two of his sons.
Statement released by him say;
“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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