Two sons of the former governor of Jigawa state, Sule Lamido, have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over N1.3 billion fraud Premium Times reports.
It was gathered that Aminu and Mustapha Lamido, were moved to Kano in preparation for their arraignment in court either on Wednesday or Thursday. In November 2013, when Lamido still enjoyed immunity as Jigawa state governor, his sons were arrested in Kano and flown to Abuja. The ex-governor turned himself in to the agency at the end of his tenure on June 15.
The Lamidos have been accused of using their positions to siphon state funds. Wilson Uwujaren, the spokesperson for the EFCC, confirmed the arrest of the former governor. It was also gathered that in 2014, a construction firm, Dantata and Sawoe, paid N1.3 billion into accounts owned by the governor and his sons as 10% kickback for the contracts it won.
The state government paid for the contracts awarded to the construction firm through five banks Zenith, Access, Diamond, Sterling and UBA. Within the same period, according to a probe of the transactions by the EFCC, Dantata and Sawoe paid out over N1.3 billion into the accounts of companies in which the governor and his sons had interest.
Meanwhile, the former governor has urged President Muhammadu Buhari, to fulfill all his campaign promises.
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