No be small matter o! Supreme Court don finally bring hammer come for former Jigawa Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido and him two pikin dem. Dem wan continue di trial wey dey ground for N1.35 billion corruption wey dey shake ground since e start. Dis one na fresh power wey EFCC gather follow Supreme Court wey no gree dem waka free.
As di justice system dey follow e own gingle, Supreme Court don decide say make Lamido and him boys – Mustapha and Aminu – go back to Federal High Court for Abuja go clear dem name for di charges wey dey hang for dem neck. Justice Abubakar Sadiq Umar and him team no waste time as dem confirm say di appeal wey EFCC bring no be joke.
Dis trial no be ordinary o! Dem dey charge Lamido and him sons under 37-count wey talk say dem dey involve for money laundering and abuse of office. EFCC tok say di man wey rule Jigawa State from 2007 to 2015 don launder plenty money from contractors wey dey do work for di state government. E get some kickbacks wey fit make any politician blush if dem see am.
After di prosecution carry dem evidence, dem lawyer come try argue say EFCC no fit prove any case against dem. But Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu nor send dem, e still allow di trial continue. Na so di whole matter carry go Appeal Court last year wey wey see dem gree Lamido and him pikin dem go free. But EFCC no fit relax, dem gather dem things, carry go Supreme Court again. Dis time na dem don win back dem case.
The apex court na di final place, and wetin dem talk no dey come back, dem don open road for di Federal High Court to proceed with di case. EFCC bin dey argue say di Appeal Court dey discard wetin dey obvious evidence wey show say Lamido dey collect money wey no belong to am. Wetin go happen next? Na di questions wey go dey on everybody mind.
Make we no forget say Lamido na big name for Nigeria politics, and dis kind wahala fit shake things if dem no clear dem name fast. EfCC dey ready to push di matter till di end, and di Lamido family go need plenty prayers and good lawyers to navigate dis serious waters wey don enter dem side. Naija no dey sleep for gist like dis, so we go dey follow am as e dey happen!
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