Kano State Anti-Corruption Agency Suspends Probe Of Emirate Council

The Kano State government’s anti-corruption agency has suspended “indefinitely” probe of the Emirate council.

The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission was investigating alleged misuse of N6 billion by Emir Muhammad Sanusi led council.

The chairman of the anti-corruption body, Muhyi Gado, made this known in the state on Saturday.

He said the commission could not continue its findings as the Kano State House of Assembly was also conducting an investigation.

Recall that the state’s House of Assembly also launched a separate investigation into the financial dealings of the council under Emir Sanusi.

The investigation according to them follows allegations of funds misappropriation, “defamation of character, breach of oath of office/oath of allegiance, abuse of office privileges and protocol, and political and religious interference”.

Meanwjile, the Premium Times reports that the anti-corruption agency was not impressed with the state’s House of Assembly for carrying out its own investigation.

“We are not happy with the coming in of the House of Assembly into this matter and we cannot continue doing the same thing with them; that is why we allowed them to do it themselves,” a source was quoted as saying by the Premium Times.

“You see many would rather see the House interference as purely political while our own has nothing to do with that. We do things professionally according to the dictate of laws.”