Sule Lamido, a former governor of Jigawa State, and his son, Mustapha Sule Lamido, were cleared of all allegations brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
It had been going on for almost nine years, the case is decided in favor of the defendant and against the respondent, according to Justice Adamu Waziri’s lead decision, News About Nigeria reports.
“Having resolved them, he said, the ruling of the Federal High Court is thereby set aside, struck out, and apparently discharged,” he ruled.
The remaining four different companies are Batholomew Darlington Agoha, Speeds International Limit, Bamaina Company Nigeria Limited, and Bamaina Aluminium Limited.
The judge, Ijeoma Ojukwu, gave the statement in a ruling that rejected Mr. Lamido’s no-case plea.
Lamido, however, challenged the Federal High Court’s decision. He argued that because the matter does not fall under the geographical area where the act was committed, the Federal High Court in Abuja lacks the ability to hear it.
The EFCC had charged Mr. Lamido, two of his sons, Aminu Sule Lamido and Mustapha Sule Lamido, and others with money laundering totaling N712,008,035.
In response to Mr. Lamido’s application for a no-case ruling, the Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed the 37 counts of money laundering that were recently brought against him and his co-defendants.
Sule Lamido and his co-defendants were given a court date in Abuja to appear and defend themselves from the allegations of money laundering for N712 million.
And all the charges against them by the EFCC have been dropped.
