EFCC says the Court of Appeal in Abuja erred in law by striking out the N1.35 billion charges against the former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, two of his sons, and other defendants.
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The EFCC also assert that the appellate court’s overlook of the failure by the respondents to insert the names of other parties in their Notice of Appeal was grievous error, as Order 7 Rule 2(1) of the Court of Appeal Rules 2021 states that “all appeals shall be by way of rehearing and shall be brought by Notice of Appeal which shall set forth the grounds of appeal, the exact nature of the relief sought and the names and addresses of all parties affected by the appeal.
Lamido, his two sons: Aminu and Mustapha; Aminu Wada Abubakar; and their companies: Bamaina Holdings Limited and Speeds International Limited, are standing trial on alleged fraud of N1.35 billion.
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has reserved its ruling in the appeal filed by the former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, challenging the decision of the Federal High Court dismissing his no-case submission on the N1.35 billion fraud allegation. Recall that Lamido, his two sons, Aminu and Mustapha, Aminu Wada Abubakar, and their companies, Bamaina Holdings Ltd and Speeds International Ltd are standing trial before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on a 37-count amended charge of money laundering to the tune of N1.35 billion fraud.