Magistrate Court in Jigawa State has remanded a former
governor of the state, Sule Lamido, in prison custody.
The
Chief
Magistrate, Usman Lamin, said in his ruling that Lamido would be in the Dutse
prison until May
4 when applications for his bail were decided.
The
Police arraigned the former governor on Tuesday over alleged inciting comments.
Lamido was on Sunday arrested by the police over an allegation that he made
inciting and inflammatory remarks capable of threatening the peace of the
state.
Lamido was arrested at his Kano residence by police officers
from Zone I, Kano.
On arrival at Zone 1, BUK Road, Kano, Lamido was allegedly
shown the DVD of the purported inciting recording which he allegedly made to
his Peoples Democratic Party supporters in Jigawa, in April 2017.
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