Aminu and Mustapha, who were arrested on Thursday in Kano by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, were flown to Abuja on Friday morning, for further interrogation.
But our source has obtained disturbing details of how huge sums of money belonging to Jigawa state were moved in and out of 34 bank accounts of nine companies linked to the governor’s family members.
These details show that the bulk of the lodgments, running into billions on naira, were funds received from the Jigawa State government.
Between June 2010 and August 2013, for instance, over N1.5billion was paid into an account in Skye Bank belonging to Bamaina Aluminium Limited, a company which has Governor Lamido and his two sons as directors.
During the period, Mustapha Lamido, who is a signatory, made multiple lodgments into the account from the Jigawa State government account.
Similarly, Bamaina Holdings Limited, whose account with Unity Bank has Governor Lamido as sole signatory, recorded total cash lodgments of over N1.19billion between February 2007 and July 2013, out of which about N1billion was, at various times during the period, paid out to other sister companies.
Equally, Bamaina Company Nigeria Limited, which has the governor, his two sons and one other person as directors, has another bank account with Mustapha as sole signatory. Between January 2010 and July 2013, over N500million withdrawals were made from the account, mostly by Mustapha.
Although registration documents did not link Rawda Integrated Services Limited to any known member of the Lamido family, the company’s account details with Access Bank showed that it was operated by Mustapha and one other person.
Between December 2008 and April 2009, over N32million was paid by the Jigawa State government into the account, which made several payments totaling over N50million to another company, Speeds International Limited, which has the governor and his two sons as directors.
Another account belonging to Rawda Integrated Services Limited in First City Monument Bank, FCMB, has a different signatory, with records of huge cash lodgments of over N2.6billion and several staggering withdrawals within two years.
Rawda also has another account in Zenith Bank, with Mustapha as signatory, with over N1.1billion paid in by different individuals and organizations between January 2007 and May 2013.
For Speeds International Limited, its account with Access Bank, with Mustapha as its sole signatory, received total deposits of over N2.2billion between January 2007 and February 2010. This is apart from a dollar account it also maintains, which has total lodgments of over $346,700.
Saby Integrated Nigeria Limited is the another company owned by the Lamidos, with Aminu Lamido as the sole signatory to its account with Fidelity Bank. Investigators said a total of over N600million was lodged into the account from several Jigawa State government establishments between July 2010 and November 2012.
Some of the payments made into the account at different times included over N84million, over N300million, over N60million, over N48million and over N93million, while between January 2010 and August 2013 over N730million were paid into the account, 95 per cent of which were by different Jigawa State government institutions.
Investigations into the activities of the other companies are ongoing, although it was gathered that the cumulative turnover of the family business could be as high as over N10billion.
Efforts to reach the Lamidos were unsuccessful. Telephone calls and text messages from our reporter to Umar Kyari, Governor Lamido’s spokesperson were unanswered.
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Very interesting. Maybe Gov Lamido will now know that his own Fulani man in another party may be closer to him than another tribe in PDP. He who burn his father 's house in favor of a stranger will definitely sleep in the cold. Nonsense.
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ReplyDeleteA mere propaganda just bcos he is among G7 govs. What of other looters in the looting cabinet. EFCC is just a political and toothless bulldog.
ReplyDeleteOne of the self seeking politicians who claim to be fighting for democracy. He will call this persecution but I know that a true democrat will not play politics of regionalism.
ReplyDeleteDon't worry, it will soon be the turn of the ministers
El matosky I think the problem with you is, you are not properly brought up or a product of a single parent. That explains your unguarded utterances, and your myopic ways of expressing yourself.
ReplyDeleteAll these go to show that all the people making this country ungovernable for this present federal government are just the same. They are not fighting for the masses nor the interest of the country. Never again should they be having the effrontery to shout on this nation calling for the prosecution of the present government of GEJ. The devil we know is better than the wolves in sheep clothing. To all other nigerians, untill we get a complete new set of politicians to try our luck, we should not be deceive to join the so called oppositions to fight the government. They are birds of the same feathers. Their fight is PURELY PERSONNAL and not for your good. Support the government to move the nation forward even though slowly
ReplyDeleteKhalid,in this day and age for you to "labuse" someone by saying he must have been brought up by single parent shows your myopic and judgemental islamic views! You are so backward! How many goro eating northerners were brought up by 2parents or any at all! Pls seat your syphilis ridden ass down! Barawo!
ReplyDeleteIf a Northerner tells you are product of single parent, i think he means you're a BASTARD. Or are you sharing the same Faith with Matosky or defending him out of foolishness?. WAWA KAWAI.
Deletei think is answering our prayers.things happening is just God proving himself to deliver us frm corupt politcians.let just be more prayerful.
ReplyDeleteAs the saying goes......the person caught is the thief. EFCC should investigate other government officials as well and expose them. We can't move forward with this thick corruption. GEJ is not helping out at all.
ReplyDeleteAll hail nPDP. More revelations will come soon. The President did not stop el rufai's prosecution. He refused to stop that of former governors Goje of Gombe and Abdulkadir of Nasarawa. Lamido's son was arrested for money laundering at the airport. Tinubu was made to appear before the Code of Conduct Tribunal. They are all of questionable characters.
ReplyDeleteIs it Bukola Saraki, he defrauded Kwara State through Société Generale Bank. This is why he is pressurising his State Governor to join the funny G7. The President refused to stop his investigation. The G7 are a group of corrupt politicians that have abandoned governanxe in their various States.
ReplyDeleteIs it Bukola Saraki? He defrauded Kwara State through Société Generale Bank. This is why he is pressurising his State Governor to join the funny G7. The President refused to stop his investigation. The G7 are a group of corrupt politicians that have abandoned governanxe in their various States.
ReplyDeletehmmm.this children were not even affraid to loot such amount of money from the public treasurery.stupid and idiots rat. good for notin.
ReplyDeleteEl matosky is a big fool
ReplyDeletePlease my fellow Nigerians, let us not tribalize corruption. If we must make this country move forward then we must punish corrupt public office holders, irrespective irrespective of their tribe or ethnic inclination.
ReplyDeleteVery well documented. If the those facts are true, we'll live to see. No need making a fuss about nothing
ReplyDeleteI just have one question for EFCC and GEJ -Why only members of d nPDP, whem d politics of witchunting stop in dis country. Untill govt see every criticism as an opportunity to move forward we will never grow. Becos amechi disagreed wit GEJ, everyone is asking for his head. Both lamido and d rest non is free of corruption. Duncan 1
ReplyDeletedat is notherners for u thiefs.original kparawo
ReplyDeleteCOL. ABUBAKER UMAR SAID IT YEARS AGO THAT DAY THE YOUTH IN THE NORTH WILL REALIZE THE INJUSTICE THE FEW ELITE OR CABAL ARE DOING TO THEM, THERE WILL BE A GREAT TROUBLE. THIS IS WHAT WE'RE SEEING SINCE THE INCEPTION OF BOKO HARAM. HOW CAN A REASONABLE GUILIBLY CONNIVE WITH HIS SONS TO LOOT THE STATE FUNDS.
ReplyDeleteThose who stay in glass houses should not throw stones
ReplyDeleteI am sure Lamido' bravado against GEJ will fizzle out soon
Very few Guysin the North are eating all their allocation
pls GEJ don't take it easy wt dem as dey don't u fight to infinity,ethnic bigot cal G-7 rats.
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