A brief sad drama ensued on Thursday, July 9, at the premises of the Federal High Court, in Kano after Sule Lamido, former governor of Jigawa, his two sons and an aide, Wada Abubakar, were sent to prison for 2 months.
The quartet were charged on a 28-count charge of corruption and money laundering of over N1.34 billion.
The incident was between the Deputy Chief Registrar of Federal High court, Barrister Solomon Akpedah and Lamido, when he was to be led to a waiting van for a journey to his new abode- Kano central prison.
Vanguard reports that when prodded to head to the van, the former governor who was deeply emotional, exclaimed, ‘you mean I’m now a prisoner.’
The Deputy Chief Registrar of the Court, Solomon Akpedah, a magnanimous man, replied him saying: “no sir, you are not a prisoner.”
According to Justice Evelyn Anyadike’s ruling, the four accused persons would be remanded in Kano prison pending the appointment of a vacation judge to decide the veracity and other wise of the bail application.
She said, “The case is hereby adjourned for hearing to September 28th, while the four accused persons are to be remanded in prison custody in Kano”.
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Enter your comment here…d down fall of d wicked make it d end of is life
Every body is a potential prisoner.What the big men are doing in Nigeria it is only God that will help us. Just cooperate with the prison authority less they beat the hell out of you and your sons.Greedy people!!!
Enter your comment here…Greediness’s destination is always humiliation
How the mighty are falling.
It is unfortunate.