All is not well with Jigawa state governor, Sule Lamido as a Kano High Court Monday remanded his son, Aminu, in Prison for money laundering pending further hearing.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned the Eldest son of Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, Aminu on a money laundering charge.
He appeared before Justice Fatu Riman of the Federal High Court Kano on Monday over financial crime, perpetrated late last year.
The accused was apprehended by operatives of (EFCC) at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport Kano on December 11, 2012 on his Egypt in Cairo during screening at the International Departure Hall of MAKIA.
He was caught with $50,000 found concealed in his luggage, while he officially declared $10, 000 to officials of the Nigeria Customs Service attached to the Airport Unit, an act which constitutes an offence under Section 12 of the Foreign Exchange (Monitoring and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act Cap F34 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 and Section 2(3) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011.
And is punishable under section 2(5) of the Money Laudering (Prohibition) Act 2011.
Aminu, pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against him, following which the Prosecuting Counsel, S.H Sa’ad applied for a date for commencement of hearing.
The Defence Counsel, O.E.D. Offiong (SAN) pleaded with the Judge to grant bail to his client, who is already on administrative bail but the prosecuting counsel, S.H Sa’ad opposed the bail application, and consequently opposed the idea for the accused to be remanded in EFCC custody when the Defence Council made the request, arguing that the accused may tamper with the cause of investigation as he had once declined to appear for the first hearing and refused to get served when EFCC first approached him with the service.
The presiding judge, Riman, agreed with the Prosecuting Counsel and ordered that the accused be remanded in prison custody and adjourned the hearing to today.