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N57.4bn fraud: Kano Govt files fresh charge against Ganduje, 3 others
The state accused them of improperly handling the statutory allocations for 44 Local Governments that were transferred from the Federation account to the State Joint Local Governments account.
Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, the state’s immediate former governor, Murtala Garo, his commissioner for local government, and two other people are the targets of a new fraud accusation brought by the Kano State Government.
Garo, Lamin Sani, and Muhammad Takai were charged with criminal conspiracy, criminal misappropriation, making false statements or returns, and criminal breach of trust, according to the charge sheet.
The state accused them of improperly handling the statutory allocations for 44 Local Governments that were transferred from the Federation account to the State Joint Local Governments account.
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They were also accused of criminally diverting N57.4 billion through several personal accounts of Local Government’s cashiers and other personal and corporate accounts, the charge sheet said.
The state government also accused them of transferring the funds into dollars for their personal benefits.
The state further alleged that they acquired a service apartment on Murtala Muhammad Way, a commercial apartment at Akoya Oxygen (x20868 Dubai) in Tigerwood, and plot 2201 Floor 22 Damac Height, Marsa Dubai Marina, a multibillion-dollar hotel in Jabi, Abuja.
Others are filling stations on Gwarzo Road, Kano, and the Eastern Bypass, Kano.
In the charge sheet, the state said it would call 143 witnesses.
No date has been fixed for the matter.
NAN reports that on April 4, the Kano government filed a suit against Ganduje, his wife, Hafsat Umar, and six others before the Kano High Court. The six others include Ganduje’s son, Umar Abdullahi Umar, Abubakar Bawuro, Jibrilla Muhammad, Lamash Properties Ltd., Safari Textiles Ltd., and Lesage General Enterprises.
NAN also reports that on July 16, in the charge sheet with case No. K/143c/24, the state government accused Ganduje and erstwhile commissioner for justice, Musa Lawan, of criminal conspiracy and misappropriation.
The Kano government accused Ganduje and Lawan of abuse of office. (NAN)
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