Immediate past governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, who was recently incarcerated alongside his two sons, says the plan was for him to be humiliated and crushed.
Lamido and his two sons were arraigned by the EFCC over allegations they accepted N1.3 billion bribe from a contractor for a road project.
A judge had remanded them in prison until five days later, when another judge in Abuja admitted them to bail.
Lamido has now shared with Vanguard, how it felt for him to be behind bars with his sons.
He said:
“I told my two sons that ‘don’t forget that your father was a governor and that there are people who do not like me and they will go after me.”
“It is not my problem; it is their own problem. I am not worried about what happened to me. I am a Muslim; it is part of my faith. The purpose was to humiliate, destroy and crush me and my two sons.”
“We have a very strong bond and understanding and, as they say, children are gifts from God and, therefore, a gift from God is more than anything to me.”
“You cannot rewrite what God has ordained. God has set destinies for all his children and, as such, no one can take the place of another. But God will test His servants with some difficulties to see whether they appreciate His mercies. So, to me, what happened was just a test and, with Allah, I will go through it.”
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