By Uzair Adam
The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday arrested and detained three officials of Nasarawa Local Government Council and a Senior Special Assistant to the governor, Mustapha Maifada, over an alleged diversion of N105 million.
Credible sources told SolaceBase that the council’s Director of Personnel Management, Treasurer, and Cashier were instructed to allocate N105,000 for a program but allegedly issued a cheque of N105 million to the governor’s aide in November 2024.
Acting on intelligence from a monitoring team overseeing local government finances, the commission launched an investigation into the alleged fraud.
During interrogation, the detained officials claimed the payment was a mistake—an explanation the anti-graft agency rejected, citing the time lapse and other evidence gathered.
A source disclosed that the suspects might have turned to the police after sensing the arrangement had failed.
Further investigation reportedly revealed that Maifada had used the funds to acquire properties.
The commission stated that investigations are ongoing and prosecution may follow.
Attempts to reach the commission’s chairman, Muhuyi Magaji Rimingado, and spokesman, Kabir Abba, were unsuccessful, as their phone lines were either unavailable or unanswered.