The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of Aminu Sule Lamido, son of former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido, for failing to declare foreign currency at the airport, bringing to an end his legal challenge against the judgment.
In a unanimous decision delivered by a five-member panel on Friday, the apex court dismissed Aminu’s appeal, ruling that it was devoid of merit.
The court resolved all three issues raised for determination against the appellant.
The lead judgment, authored by Justice Adamu Jauro and read by Justice Abubakar Umar, affirmed the earlier ruling of the Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna, which had upheld the verdict of the Federal High Court in Kano.
Aminu was convicted on July 12, 2015 by the Federal High Court, Kano, for failing to declare $40,000 and for making false declarations of foreign currency, offences brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The trial court had also ordered him to forfeit 25 per cent of the undeclared sum to the Federal Government.
With the Supreme Court’s decision, the conviction and forfeiture order now stand, effectively exhausting Aminu Lamido’s legal options in the case.
