UPDATE: GANDUJE TO BE ARRAIGNED ON BRIBERY CHARGES IN KANO

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The immediate former governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, is scheduled to be arraigned by the Kano High Court on April 17, 2024, on charges pertaining to claims of bribery, diversion, and misappropriation of money. The charges include the alleged acceptance of bribes totaling N1.38 billion and $413,000.

The development was confirmed by Haruna Dederi, the Commissioner of Justice and Attorney General for Kano State. She stated that Ganduje, his spouse, and six other individuals would be charged.

According to the writ of summons, the following people are accused: Jibrilla Muhammad, Hafsat Umar, Abubakar Bawuro, Umar Abdullahi Umar, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Lamash Properties Ltd., Safari Textiles Ltd., and Lesage General Enterprises.

The Kano State Government, which initiated the criminal suit against the eight respondents, has declared its readiness to present 15 witnesses to testify before Justice Usman Na’aba of State High Court number four.

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“It is very true. We have filed the case and it’s going to hold on the 17th of April, 2024. What I cannot confirm is whether he is served or not, but he will definitely be served,” he said.

Dederi further highlighted the significance of accountability in governance, remarking, “What he (Ganduje) doesn’t understand is that you cannot run away from the evil day, it will definitely come to you, and this will even serve as a deterrence to all of us that are also in government now.”

The commissioner also addressed the jurisdictional aspect of the case, asserting,

“He was saying that we can’t prosecute him, forgetting that the offence also falls under the category of the state offences,” he said.