Yusuf Bello| Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi 11, has been ordered to appear before the Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday, March 9, 2020.
In a statement on Thursday, the anti-graft agency said through its Chairman, Barr. Muhuyi Rimingado, that the current investigations are not related to any other probe of the Emir in the past.
The statement read in part, “Preliminary findings suggest that, a company, Country Wide House Ltd. served as a corporate vehicle to allegedly launder the sum of over N2bn being proceeds of several hectares of land in Darmanawa phase I and II and Bubbugaji, under the former right of occupancy CON-RESS 2016-503 illegally sold to Messer family home fund limited at the alleged instance of His Highness the Emir of Kano.”
The statement equally claimed that “Investigation further revealed that some of the proceeds of the sales remitted to the Emirate Council’s bank account can be traced to the companies of interest to His Highness.”
According to the body, the investigation of the Emir followed information brought to it by a whistleblower, on the 29th of December 2019.
Emir Sanusi was supposed to appear before the agency on Thursday to answer questions on alleged illegal sales of government properties but the emirate requested for a new date for the emir to appear before the agency.
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