The Kano Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) on Monday grilled the current Minority Leader and former Speaker
of the Kano State House of Assembly, Isiyaku Ali Danja, for alleged abuse of
office and misappropriation of money meant for constituency projects.
The lawmaker’s ordeal started after the Commission received
a petition that money meant for payment of tax liabilities to Federal Inland
Revenue Service (FIRS) by Kano State Government was allegedly diverted and
misappropriated from the sub-treasury account of Kano State.
In the course of investigation, several suspicious payments
were traced to multiple beneficiaries including some made to Allad Drilling
Limited, a company belonging to the suspect and whose accounts he is the sole
signatory.
It was discovered that these monies were withdrawn in cash
by the suspect on several occasions.
Interestingly he is the one to certify that the jobs were
done before any payments are made.
Investigation is still ongoing to discover the beneficiaries
of the other suspicious outflows from the sub-treasury account which is believed
to be over N1,500,000,000. He would be charged to court on completion of
investigation.
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