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A Federal High Court in Kaduna State on Wednesday remanded a former governor of the state, Ramalan Yero, in prison.
Ex-governor Ramalan Yero and three others were accused laundering over N700 million allegedly received in the build up to the 2015 elections. They however pleaded not guilty to the four-count charge of corruption levelled against them by the EFCC.
The chief judge of the court, Mohammed Shuaibu, said the accused persons should be remanded till June 6.
The three other accused persons are a former minister, Nuhu Way; a former secretary to the state government, Hamza Danma’awuyi; and a former Peoples Democratic Party chairman in the state, Abubakar Haruna.
The EFCC on Wednesday secured the conviction of a former governor of Taraba State, Jolly Nyame. Mr Nyame was jailed 14 years by an Abuja court.
Another ex-governor, Jonah Jang of Plateau State, was recently released after spending about one week in prison custody on the directive of the court.