BREAKING: Kano Govt. Grills Emir Sanusi’s Aide Over ‘Financial Misappropriation’

The Kano state government’s anti-graft agency has grilled an aide to the Muhammad Sanusi II over allegations of financial misappropriation.

Isa Bayero, who also served as chief aide to Ado Bayero, Sanusi’s predecessor, told reporters on Thursday that about his appearance before the Kano Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission.

He said: “When I appeared before the investigating panel, I was presented with some documents which I went through and I requested for more time to study and return them.”

The Kano state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje yesterday signed a bill into law breaking up the Kano emirate into five, a move seen as a the execution of a political vandetta against HRH Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II.

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