The Director General of Protocol, Government House Kano, Abdullahi Ibrahim-Rogo, has allegedly returned the sum of N1, 109, 230,000 to the recovery account of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)
The ICPC, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have accused Governor Abba Kabir-Yusuf’s aide of syphoning state funds through proxies.
In court documents the EFCC reportedly traced N6.5 billion paid for fictitious contracts that were neither awarded nor executed.
Rogo was said to have offered confessional statement at the anti-graft agency, but later headed to the Kano State High Court, Bichi Division in a bid to prevent his arrest and prosecution.
In their counter-affidavits deposed before the commissioner of oaths, both ICPC and EFCC said there was strong evidence that the suspects committed the offence.
During the court session, a litigation officer at the ICPC, David Nelson Efut, prayed the court to dismiss the fundamental rights suit filed by Mr. Rogo, “That I also know as a matter of fact this action was brought mala fide with the aim of restraining the 1st Respondent by this Court from discharging its statutory mandates as captured under section 6[a]of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000, and from uncovering the truth of the matter.
