Kano State Government has filed another separate charge against the im- mediate past governor of the state and APC National Chairman Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, his Commissioner for Local Government,Murtala Sule Garo and 2 other persons. The charge contains allegations bordering on criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, making false statement or return and criminal misappropriation. In the four-count charge sheet No.K/148c/24 sighted by our reporter, they are accused of being entrusted with the receipt and management of the 44 Local Government’s statutory allocations usually remitted to the State Joint Local Governments account from the Federation account.

And unlawfully and criminally diverted the total sum of Fifty Seven Billion Four Hundred and Thirty Three Million Nine Hundred and Eighty One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixteen Naira (N57,433,981,816.00) through several personal accounts of Local Government’s Cashiers and other Personal and Cooperate Accounts,the charge sheet said. The state government also accused them of transforming the funds into cash of United State Dollars and Nigerian Naira which they allegedly criminally appropriated same for personal benefits out of which they fraudulently used the proceed, converted same into acquiring properties worth Billions of Naira including Kano Cotton Ginnery at Challawa Kano City, 200 Hundred Bed capacity Hotel at Badawa Nassarawa Local Government Area Kano. They are also accused of using the proceed to acquired a Service apartment at Murtala Muhammad Way, a commercial apartment at Akoya Oxygen – x20868 Dubai in Tigerwood and plot 2201 Floor 22 Damac Height, Marsa Dubai Marina, A Multi Billion Naira Hotel at Jabi, Abuja.