N1.35bn fraud: Court admits more evidence against Lamido

Lamido is being prosecuted alongside his two sons: Aminu Sule Lamido and Mustapha Sule Lamido. Also facing the same trial are Aminu Wada Abubakar and two companies: Bamaina Holdings Limited and Speeds International Limited. EFCC, in a statement, said Lamido and other persons are being prosecuted by the commission in an amended 43-count charge for allegedly defrauding Jigawa State to the tune of N1.35billion. Longji Tupkop, a relationship officer with the United Bank for Africa, UBA while testifying as the eighth prosecution witness led by prosecution counsel, Chile Okoroma, presented to the court several documents including a subpoena summoning the bank’s representative; account opening documents, (original and photocopies) for Dantata and Sawoe Construction Company Ltd, with the account opening form, duly filled and signed by the signatories and mandate card of the signatories. Others are identification documents of the signatories, certificate of incorporation of Dantata and Sawoe Construction Company Ltd, the Know- Your-Customer forms for the signatories and the allotment of shares form (CO2) from the Corporate Affairs Commission.]]>