A
Jigawa state Magistrate’s Court has remanded former a former governor of the
state, Sule Lamido, in prison custody.
Lamido
is to be in the Dutse prison until May 4, when applications for his bail will
be decided, Chief Magistrate Usman Lamin ruled.
The
magistrate said he needed time to decide on the application for bail and
another on the police’s First Investigation Report (FIR) brought as evidence in
the case.
Lamido
is being prosecuted by Ikenna Ekpunobi who obtained a fiat by the Jigawa state
Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Sani Gabbas.
A
copy of the fiat obtained by Ekpunobi and seen by Premium Times showed that
Lamido was being prosecuted on a four-count charge of inciting disturbance
contrary to Section 114 of the Penal Code, disturbance of public peace contrary
to Section 113 of the Penal Code, defamation of character punishable under Section
392 of the Penal Code and criminal intimidation punishable under Section 397 of
the Penal Code.
Ekpunobi
was supported by two counsel, Yahya Basirka and Aliyu Kiyawa.
After
the court ruling and despite the heavy presence of security operatives at the court
and around Dutse, protest by the former governor’s supporters outside the court
forced the police to use tear gas to disperse the crowd.
Lamido
was arrested on Sunday in Kano and his houses in Kano and Jigawa searched.
He
was brought to Jigawa on yesterday mornin
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