A Federal High court sitting in Abuja has dismissed the no-case submission filed by the former governor of Jigawa state, Sule Lamido over the N712 million money-laundering charges filed against him.
Gatekeepers News reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Lamido alongside two of his sons – Aminu Sule Lamido and Mustapha Sule Lamido.
Other defendants include Aminu Abubakar, business associate to the Lamidos and four companies – Bamaina Company Nigeria Limited, Bamaina Aluminium Limited, Speeds International Limited – and Batholomew Darlington Agoha.
The defendants are facing 37 amended charges.
After the EFCC closed its case, Lamido filed a no-case submission stating that the evidence provided by the prosecution did not disclose any case against him.
Ruling on the no-case submission on Monday, the Judge, Ijeoma Ojukwu dismissed the no-case submission filed by Lamido and ordered him to open his defence on November 8.