The Kano Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,
EFCC on Thursday, February 20, 2020, arrested a serving Kano State
Commissioner, Mukhtar Ishaq, Commissioner in the Ministry for Special
Duties, for allegedly diverting monies meant for Kano Municipal Local
Government while he was Chairman of the said Local Government.
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.
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.
The Commissioner is also alleged to have converted property of Kofar
Nasarawa Primary School, Kano, into shops and sold same at the rate of
N10,000,000 (Ten Million Naira) only per shop and diverted the money to
personal use.
He would be charged to court as soon as investigations are completed.