By Ibrahim Ibrahim
The Supreme Court will on Friday, January 16, 2026, deliver judgment in the long-running ₦1.35 billion fraud case involving former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, and his sons, Mustapha and Aminu.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, noting that the apex court fixed the date to determine its appeal against the July 25, 2023 judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, which discharged the defendants of all charges.
Dissatisfied with the appellate court’s decision, the anti-graft agency filed an appeal at the Supreme Court on July 31, 2023, seeking to set aside the judgment and remit the case to the trial court for continuation and conclusion.
According to the EFCC, the Court of Appeal erred in law by acquitting the defendants despite what it described as sufficient evidence establishing a prima facie case against them.
Lamido, his sons Aminu and Mustapha, alongside Aminu Wada Abubakar and their companies—Bamaina Holdings Limited and Speeds International Limited—were arraigned before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on a 37-count amended charge bordering on money laundering and abuse of office.
The EFCC alleged that Lamido, who governed Jigawa State between 2007 and 2015, laundered ₦1.35 billion allegedly received as kickbacks from contractors who executed state government projects.
