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Nigeria - Former Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State, and his two sons, has been granted bail by a federal high court in Abuja.
They are to be released from prison once the bail conditions are met.
The new judge, Gabriel Kolawole, said the bail was granted based on self-recognition of Mr. Lamido as a former of Jigawa State.
Mr. Lamido, his two sons and one other accused person, Abubakar Wada, were admitted to a N25 million bail bond each, in addition to a requirement that they submit their travel passport to the court.
The court also directed that they provide two sureties each, one of which must be a civil servant of grade level 16 or retired as such, or a businessman who owns a landed property not worth less that N75 million in Abuja or Jigawa state.
Mr. Lamido and his sons are facing money laundering charges, brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
They were arraigned last week in Kano, and were later remanded pending their bail application hearing on September 28.
The Lamidos were however transferred secretly to Kuje prison in Abuja on Monday, ahead of a hearing Tuesday, after another judge was assigned to consider the bail application.
Source: PREMIUM TIMES
They are to be released from prison once the bail conditions are met.
The new judge, Gabriel Kolawole, said the bail was granted based on self-recognition of Mr. Lamido as a former of Jigawa State.
Mr. Lamido, his two sons and one other accused person, Abubakar Wada, were admitted to a N25 million bail bond each, in addition to a requirement that they submit their travel passport to the court.
The court also directed that they provide two sureties each, one of which must be a civil servant of grade level 16 or retired as such, or a businessman who owns a landed property not worth less that N75 million in Abuja or Jigawa state.
Mr. Lamido and his sons are facing money laundering charges, brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
They were arraigned last week in Kano, and were later remanded pending their bail application hearing on September 28.
The Lamidos were however transferred secretly to Kuje prison in Abuja on Monday, ahead of a hearing Tuesday, after another judge was assigned to consider the bail application.
Source: PREMIUM TIMES
