The Jigawa state governor, Sule Lamido has claimed his son, Aminu Sule, who was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for money laundering is innocent claiming that the money found with his son was not meant to be laundered but was meant for the treatment of his grand-daughter in Cairo Egypt.
In a statement signed by his Director of Press Affairs, Umar Kyari Jitau, the governor said: “I have read from Sahara Reporters that my son, Aminu Sule Lamido, had been arrested at the Malam Aminu Kano Airport for carrying 50, 000 USD on him while on his way to Egypt.
“For the purpose of removing the notion that he was embarking on money laundering mission on my behalf, that I find it necessary to clarify the allegation.
“Aminu Sule has a daughter born with a spinal problem and was taken to Cleopatra Hospital in Cairo, Egypt last year. She was in the hospital for three weeks for the treatment and was asked to be returned after three months for the second phase of the treatment and this was done about four months ago.
“At the end of the second phase of the treatment, they were asked to return to the hospital for final examination after three months. It is on the third leg of the visit that Aminu Sule was arrested by the EFCC while trying to board Egypt air on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at about 11.30pm." But if that is the case where was the child that was meant to be treated and why was she not with her father Aminu?
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