The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed April 1 for the fresh arraignment of former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, over an alleged N1.35 billion corruption charge brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Justice Peter Lifu fixed the new date following the absence of the former governor and his sons in court to take their plea.
Lamido will be re-arraigned on the adjourned date alongside his two sons, Aminu Lamido and Mustapha Lamido, who allegedly committed the fraud with their father through fictitious contract awards.
Although the fresh arraignment was scheduled to hold on Friday, their counsel, Joe Agi (SAN), apologized for their absence, explaining that information about the trial came on Thursday evening.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had in 2015 charged Lamido, his two sons, and their companies before the Federal High Court in Abuja on 27 counts of money laundering involving N1.35 billion allegedly siphoned from the state in a money-laundering scheme.