The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal by Aminu Sule Lamido, son of former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido, challenging the forfeiture of $40,000 to the Federal Government.
A five-member panel of the apex court, led by Justice Inyang Okoro, ruled that the appeal lacked merit, affirming the decisions of the lower courts.
In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Adamu Jauro and read by Justice Abubakar Sadiq Umar, the court said the appeal was “doomed to fail” and formally upheld the forfeiture of the funds to the Federal Government.
The case dates back to December 11, 2012, when Aminu was arrested at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport while preparing to travel to Cairo, Egypt. He had declared $10,000 to the Nigeria Customs Service but was found in possession of $50,000 in cash.