Kano Govt Files Fresh Fraud Charge Against Former Governor Ganduje, Three Others

The Kano State Government has filed a fresh fraud charge against former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, his Commissioner for Local Government, Murtala Garo, and two others.

They are accused of mismanaging 44 Local Government’s statutory allocations, criminally diverting N57.4 billion, and acquiring properties in Dubai and Abuja.

According to the charge sheet, the defendants are facing charges of criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, making false statements or return, and criminal misappropriation.

The state government alleges that they transferred funds into dollars for personal benefits and acquired properties, including a service apartment in Dubai and a multi-billion naira hotel in Abuja.

The state government has listed 143 witnesses to testify in the case, but no date has been fixed for the matter. This is the second time Ganduje is facing fraud charges, as he was previously accused of collecting bribes from contractors.