Money laundering: Court convicts Sule Lamido's son

A Federal High Court, Kano, on Friday convicted Aminu;
the son of Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, of
money laundering charge preferred against him by the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Aminu was arrested on December 11, 2012 at the
Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport on his way to
Egypt for failure to declare the $50,000 in his
possession. He only declared $10,000 to the Nigerian
Customs Service.
According to a statement by the EFCC Acting Head,
Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, Justice Fatu
Riman ordered him to forfeit 25 per cent of the
undeclared sum of $40,000.
In the course of trial, which started on April 19, the
prosecution called four witnesses and tendered
documents which were admitted as exhibits.
One of its witnesses, Sanusi Ahmed, who is an
operative of the EFCC, told the court that the accused
person only registered $10,000 in the Nigerian Customs
Declaration Form only for a search to reveal that he had
$50,000 on him.
He identified the Customs Declaration Form when it
was shown to him. The document was accepted by
court as exhibit 1.
The defence called two witnesses: the Chief Press
Secretary to the Jigawa State Governor, Umar Kyare,
and the wife of the accused, Samira Aminu Sule.
In convicting the accused person, the trial court held
that the prosecution had proved its case beyond
reasonable doubt.