Sule Lamido and EFCC Clash Over Subpoenaed Witness

Sule Lamido, a former governor of Nigeria’s Jigawa State and senior member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, was summoned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in 2022 to testify as a witness in a corruption probe involving the former governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Lamido’s legal team objected, arguing that the subpoena violated his parliamentary immunity and that the EFCC had no jurisdiction over a former governor. The EFCC insisted the witness was essential to the case and threatened contempt proceedings if Lamido failed to appear. The dispute highlighted tensions between Nigeria’s anti‑corruption agency... Views Nigeria