Youths protest arrest of Jigawa gov’s sons

Thousands of youths under the
umbrella of National Volunteer for Lamido
2015 took to the streets of Dutse, the Jigawa
State capital, protesting the arrest of two sons
of Jigawa state governor, Sule Lamido, by the
official of Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, last week.
The two sons, Mustapha and Aminu Sule
Lamido, were arrested last Thursday at their
residences in Kano for alleged N10 billion
money laundering.
Efforts  by Governor Lamido and his associates
to see that the EFCC released the two accused
on bail proved abortive.
It was learnt that two senior lawyers have
taken over the case with the longest serving
lawyer for Lamido, Mr. Offiong Offiong (SAN)
heading the team.
The state coordinator of National Volunteer for
Lamido 2015, Malam Musa Gambo Guri, who
addressed the crowd in Dutse, said the arrest
was political, aimed at tarnishing the image of
the governor.
He said this would not deter them from
supporting him to vie for the office of
president in 2015.