Anti-Graft Agency To Probe Emir Sanusi Over Financial Recklessness
Emir of Kano, Mohammed Sanusi[/caption]
The Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Agency (KSPCACA) is set to investigate the Emir of Kano State, Muhammadu Sanusi over an alleged misappropriation of billions of naira.
The misappropriated money was said to have been left behind by his predecessor, the late Alhaji Ado Bayero.
The letter of summon was signed by the agency’s Director of Operations, Sulaiman Gusau, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), and addressed to Sanusi.
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The letter stated that the agency will probe Sanusi’s activities in the emirate since 2015 when the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor ascended the throne.
It was gathered that the agency further summoned the secretary and treasurer to explain the alleged financial recklessness and justify the legal framework under which the expenditure was made.
When asked what prompted the probe, the Kano state anti-graft agency’s chairman, Muhuyi Magaji Rimin-Gado, maintained that the agency was acting on a petition from a citizen accusing the emirate council of financial recklessness under the current emir.
In a reaction, the Chief of Staff to the emir, Alhaji Manir Sanusi, stated that the emirate was ready for a probe into its expenditure as planned by the state anti-corruption agency.
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The financial controller of the emirate, Alhaji Mahe Bashir Wali, who later confirmed receipt of the summons said: “We actually received a letter from the commission, I mean the anti-graft agency, Kano State-owned, yesterday requesting the secretary and treasurer of the council to appear before them next month, that is all.”
