This right here is the problem with Nigeria.And with this kind of attitude,our politicians will continue to get away with their numerous atrocities.They will continue to loot our treasury,because as soon as they are arrested or indicted for corruption,we have youths or even elderly ones who immediately spring up and say their kinsman is being prosecuted unjustly.And this is exactly what is happening in Jigawa State right now.
Youths in Jigawa State took to the streets of Dutse on Friday in protest over the imprisonment of the former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, and two of his sons for allegations of mismanagement of over N1.3 billion in State funds.
The protesting youths who addressed the public during the protest stated that Lamido’s present situation in the hands of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is politically motivated by the presidency in an ill-fated quest to intimidate his political foes.
They asked that the presidency desist from its political witch-hunting or face the possibility of a widespread unrest in the country.
“Is Lamido the only corrupt person in Nigeria? What about all the corrupt people in APC. Why Lamido?, The angry Jigawa youths asked.
It is recalled that the former Governor of Jigawa State was among the G7 PDP governor’s that staged a walk out of the PDP convention but did not join the APC like others.
A federal court yesterday ordered that the former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, and his two sons, Aminu and Mustapha, accused of fraud, be remanded in prison custody in Kano till September 28.
The former governor was arraigned on Thursday alongside his children for receiving N1.35 billion kickback from a government contractor. The money was allegedly paid into accounts controlled by the governor and his sons.
Lamido’s defense counsel Mr Effiong, yesterday at the court yesterday argued that remanding the accused persons in prison would amount to trampling on their fundamental human rights.
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