Ex-governor’s staff arrested for stealing N100M from underground room

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January 23, 2017 4:08 PM

The money was allegedly hidden in an underground bunker in the wife’s wing of Lamido’s Kano home.

Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido

Five employees of former Jigawa State Governor,

The suspects were arrested on Thursday, January 19, after Lamido made a personal complaint, Vanguard reports.

“As I speak to you, we have five suspects in our custody and they have demonstrated a great deal of cooperation and we are living no stone unturned to recover the stolen money,” a source told Vanguard.

Police spokesman for the zone, DSP Sambo Sokoto however said that he could not confirm or deny the reports until he had gotten proper briefing.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on July 7, 2015, arrested Lamido and his two sons, Mustapha and Aminu, over money laundering charges.

“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,” a source said at the time.

“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 source added.

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Lamido and his sons have been accused of diverting billions of naira in government funds to unauthorized accounts for their own personal use.

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