The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested Alhaji Sule Lamido, a former governor of Jigawa State for money laundering, Punch reports.
Previously the governor’s two sons, Mustapha and Aminu where arrested in Abuja.
The source said: “The former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, and his two sons, Mustapha and Aminu, 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 Punch notes that the EFCC had arrested the two sons of the governor in November 2015, over alleged misappropriation of billions of naira belonging to the Jigawa State Government.
Wilson Uwujaren, the head of media and publicity of the EFCC confirmed the arrest of the former governor on Wednesday.
He stated: “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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