The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by Aminu Sule Lamido, son of former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido, upholding his conviction for failing to declare $40,000 at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in 2012.
Aminu was arrested by the EFCC after declaring $10,000 to customs officials but being found with an additional $40,000 not disclosed on his currency declaration form. The Federal High Court in Kano had earlier convicted him in 2015 and ordered the forfeiture of 25% of the undeclared amount.
In a unanimous ruling, the apex court rejected his appeal for lacking merit.
Separately, the Supreme Court also ordered the continuation of the ₦1.35 billion fraud trial involving former Governor Sule Lamido, his two sons, and others at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
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This report is based on the Supreme Court’s published judgment. All legal proceedings are subject to further judicial steps.
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