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The Economic and Financial Crime Commission is probing a former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwakwanso, over alleged N2.5bn pension fraud, The PUNCH has learnt.

Our correspondent gathered that Kwakwanso was invited and had been grilled by EFCC interrogators over the development.

A source in the anti-graft agency familiar with the matter but had no authourisation to speak, said, “The commission invited Kwakwanso over the alleged N2.5bn Kano pension funds. We have grilled Kwakwanso over the matter, and he has provided some details to interrogators.”

Another source noted, “Former Kano governor, Kwakwanso has been invited by the commission . He has been grilled, and we’re continuing with our investigation.”

When ed over the development, the spokesperson for the EFCC, Dele Oyewale declined comment.

The PUNCH had reported in March 2023 that the Abuja Zonal Command of the EFCC handed over documents of properties and 324 houses recovered for the Kano State pensioners to them.

The EFCC spokesman said the handover of the houses was occasioned by a final forfeiture order granted by Justice I.E. Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting Abuja.

He added that the forfeiture was a result of successful investigations carried out by the EFCC over a N4.1bn Pension Trust Fund contributed by the pensioners to own houses, which was fraudulently denied them by two successive istrations in Kano State.

Oyewale said, “The commission investigated a petition by Concerned Kano State Workers and Pensioners of alleged misappropriation of pension funds in the state. Findings by the EFCC showed that the state government entered
into a tripartite agreement with the Kano State Pension Trust Fund to build housing estates for an aggregate sum of N41bn, out of which the Pension Trust Fund was to contribute N4.1bn.

“However, the contribution of the pensioners was used to build the houses in three estates located in Sheikh Ja’afar Mahmud Adam Bandirawo city, Sheikh Nasiru Kabara (Amana) city and Sheikh Khalifa Ishaq Rabiu city, all in Kano State and two former governors of the state fraudulently discounted and sold the houses to their cronies and associates, leaving the pension trustees with low budget and uncompleted houses.

“The EFCC stepped in and upon completion of investigation, filed for and acquired a final forfeiture order of the 324 properties to the Kano State Pension Fund Trustees.

“While handing over the documents of the 324 properties worth N4.1bn to the pensioners on Monday, March18, 2024, the Abuja Zonal Commander of the EFCC, Assistant Commander of the EFCC, Adeniyi Adebayo, assured that the EFCC would continue to do its best to rid the nation of fraudulent practices.

“Representatives of the Kano State Pension Board, Alhaji Hassan Muhammed Aminu, Kubra Ahmad Bichi and Salisu Yakubu Abubakar, who received the documents on behalf of the workers and pensioners, expressed delight and joy with the EFCC for assisting them in recovering their houses.”

The EFCC probe of Kwankwaso comes amid political tension between the ruling New Nigeria People’s Party he leads in Kano and the All Progressives Congress led by the immediate-past governor, Abdullahi Ganduje.

Last week, the state Assembly loyal to Kwankwanso’s political godson and incumbent governor, Abba Yusuf, reversed the splitting of the Kano emirate into five by Ganduje in 2020.

Yusuf restored a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Lamido Sanusi, who Ganduje dethroned as the Emir of Kano during his istration in 2020.

https://punchng.com/efcc-invites-kwankwaso-over-alleged-n2-5bn-pension-fraud/

Kikiki... 😆😅🤣😂

They have moved from Bello VS Ganduje to Sanusi VS Bayero

The first picture is fiction
The second picture is reality

You people should not stop till the last man is standing. 😁

While Ganduje, caught on camera stuffing his babariga with dollars is walking free, granting interviews and making press statements

It's now obvious that Tinubu is behind the political unrest in Kano state

Kano people, the president is behind the unrest in Kano state

Efcc truly are attack dogs
The present chairman should tell us the breed he is ,German shepherd abi bull dog or ekuke

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Kwankwaso and Abba Yusuf are Ganduje's enemies

Ganduje is Federal Government's friend

Federal Government controls the EFCC

Can you connect the dots?

Efcc should he was once a Minister of Defense...handle with care

Babangidapikin:
Efcc should he is once a Minister of Defense...handle with care

as in??

Nigeria is on a directionless "cruise control"

Eagle turned vulture

Shameless failure

I'm looking for bacteria achievement in one year, this eagle has none in 25yrs except Yahoo boys and bobrisky

E don dey 2 much for kano.... Dem Wan give am work....

That one has gone forever; and the case will die down

That one has gone forever; and the case will die down..

Countries that are not religious are progressing higher ND higher

Nigerian with over 33 million churches/mosque still are corrupt and a living hell

God is not a fool
He knows over religious people are SCAM
So He doesn't answer their prayers

So all the churches and mosque in Nigeria are just making noise. God doesn't listen to noise

God has abandoned Nigeria to the hands of devil to do as he pleases.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjTrq_sicXU?si=drlZYjKdJvoeu45A

No honest politician in this country the worst of them all are the ones that appear too religious

Nice one. Gandollar have started the push back.

THIEF NOW USING EFCC TO HARASS OPPOSITION.


EFCC SHOULD BE DISBANDED BY THE NEXT GOV, THEY ARE USELESS AGAINST THOSE THEY WERE CONSTITUTED TO CHECK.

E remain Davido with his fraud coins

APC

Hahahahahaha


Tinubu's zombified senseless ers will be half excited just as they were when they entertained them with Yahaya Bello stole 200billion dollars Ask them where is Yahaya Bello today? Unfortunate mongrels


Very anyhow people


The battle for the soul of Kano, Rivers and Kaduna states in 2027 have just began in earnest

Because he reinstated the unlwafully deposed Emir? Seems like Ganduje/APC's handwork... Nigerian politics isn't for the weak! 😂😂😂

Lol them want silence am

If EFCC is Serious, They Should Parade Him The Way They Parade Yahoo Boys

Ofunaofu:
While Ganduje, caught on camera stuffing his babariga with dollars is walking free, granting interviews and making press statements

What of Obi who was caught with N250m in his convoy?

morikee:
Lol them want silence am

It wont work.


They would have been expectig it.

Even me here know say next is EFCC.

Nigeria is full of drama.

How glad EFCC vs Bello....they aint talking about it again ...what a useless zoo

APC dn finally lose Kano because it will be dirty

The Federal government is interested in who becomes Emir in Kano.