Lamido, his two sons and Abubakar were arraigned on July 9 before Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Kano division of the Federal High Court on a 28-count bordering on corruption, abuse of office and money laundering, to which they pleaded not guilty.
Justice Ayandike declined to take their bail application in view of the court’s approaching vacation and adjourned to September 28 for trial and directed that they be remanded in prison till then.
Justice Kolawole, who is the sitting vacation judge in Abuja, granted them bail yesterday.
In a ruling on their bail applications, Justice Gabriel Kolawole granted bail to Lamido on self recognition in view of his status as an ex-governor.
The judge admitted Aminu, Muspaha and Abubakar to bail, but at N25 million and two sureties each.
Justice Kolawole said one of the sureties must be a Level 16 civil servant in either a federal or state establishment. The other, the judge said, must be an entrepreneur, who must own a property worth N75 million located in Abuja, Kano or Jigawa.
He ordered the accused persons to deposit their travel documents with the court, which they could retrieve whenever they wish to travel.
The judge said he would return the case file to the court’s Chief Judge, for onward transfer to the Kano division of the court, from where the case was brought to him.
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