The Commissioner for Special Duties in Kano State, Mukhtar Ishaq, alleged to have diverted monies meant for Kano Municipal Local Government while he was chairman of the said local government, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
A statement issued by the EFCC on Friday said Ishaq was arrested on Thursday by the Kano zonal office of the commission.
The statement read in part: “Mukhtar’s trouble followed a petition which states that while he was Chairman, Kano Municipal, he allegedly diverted N76,000,000 (Seventy-Six Million Naira) only which was meant for projects, development and empowerment of the people.
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“The petitioner further alleged that the suspect ordered the deduction of N30,000 (Thirty Thousand Naira) only from the account of each council member without justification.”
According to the statement, the commissioner allegedly converted property of Kofar Nasarawa Primary School, Kano, into shops and sold same at the rate of N10 million per shop and diverted the money to personal use.
The statement also said Ishaq would be charged to court as soon as investigations are completed.