Again, Ex-Gov Sule Lamido’s arraignment on alleged N1.3bn fraud aborted

The caller arraignment of erstwhile Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido astatine the Federal High Court successful Abuja successful an alleged N1.3 cardinal corruption charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has again been aborted.

Lamido alongside his 2 sons, Aminu Lamido and Mustapha Lamido, who allegedly committed the fraud with their begetter done fictitious declaration awards were to beryllium docked April 1 but the arraignment could not clasp contempt the beingness of each the accused persons successful court.

The arraignment had connected March 13 suffered the aforesaid destiny owed to the lack of each the defendants successful tribunal occasioned by precocious work of proceedings announcement connected them.

However, astatine Wednesday’s proceedings aft Lamido and his sons person been enactment successful the dock for their plea to beryllium taken, the EFCC objected to caller arraignment of the accused persons.

Chile Okoroma, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria who appeared for the EFCC objected to caller arraignment connected the crushed that specified would magnitude to usurpation and confrontation to the Supreme Court order.

He drew t...