By Ayo Ayodele
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the appeal filed by Aminu Sule Lamido, son of former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, challenging his conviction for failure to declare $40,000 at an airport.
In a unanimous decision delivered by a five-member panel, the apex court resolved all three issues raised in the appeal against the appellant, holding that the case lacked merit.
The lead judgment, written by Justice Adamu Jauro and read by Justice Abubakar Umar, affirmed the earlier ruling of the Court of Appeal in Kaduna, which had upheld the judgment of the Federal High Court in Kano.
Aminu Lamido was convicted by the Federal High Court on July 12, 2015, for making a false declaration of foreign currency, an offence prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The trial court also ordered him to forfeit 25 per cent of the undeclared sum to the Federal Government.
With the Supreme Court’s decision, Aminu’s conviction and sentence remain final.