The Economic and Finance Crime Commission (EFCC) today failed to produce a former Governor of Jigawa state, Alhaji Sule Lamido, his two sons, Aminu and Mustapha in court after they were whisked into the detention of the anti-graft agency.
It will be recalled that the EFCC filed suit before a Federal High court, Kano accusing Lamido and his two sons of money laundering.
Explaining why the accused could not be produced in court, the EFCC legal Director, Achile Okoroma told reporters at the Federal High Court premises that Sule Lamido’s absence alongside his two sons was due to cancellation of flight from Abuja.
“Baring any last minute change, Sule Lamido and his sons would be arranged Thursday” Okoroma assured prodding Journalists who had besieged the court.
Also, the anti-corruption Commission confirmed the arrest and detention of two former governors, Ikedi Ohakim of Imo and his Adamawa counterpart, Murtala Nyako.
Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, Spokesman of the EFCC confirmed the detention in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.
Uwujaren, who said Nyako’s son Abdul-Aziz was also in the custody of the commission, added that the three suspects were arrested on Tuesday.
He said the detention was ahead of likely arraignment before a Federal High Court in Abuja.
Ohakim was on June 18, arrested and interrogated by the EFCC over allegation of corruption during his tenure as the governor of Imo state.
Nyako and his son were accused of criminal conspiracy, stealing, abuse of office and money laundering.
The EFCC had also alleged massive looting by top officials in Nyako’s administration when he was governor of Adamawa.
Abdulaziz was being detained over N15 billion fraud discovered in the accounts of five of his personal companies.
