Katsina Anti-graft Agency Probes ‘₦188.6m Fraud’ In Fertilizer, School Funds

The Katsina State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (KTPCACC) has opened investigations into alleged fraud totalling ₦188.6 million, covering fertilizer organisation scams by councillors and assemblage officers, mismanaged schoolhouse funds, and misappropriation successful the State’s Department of Banking and Finance.

This was contained successful a connection issued by the agency, stating that preliminary findings showed that councillors and Community Development Officers (CDOs) allegedly diverted a full of ₦46,061,000 during the organisation of subsidised fertilizers nether the Community Development Programme.

Some suspects person reportedly admitted wrongdoing and started refunding the money, portion others remained nether investigation.

The property merchandise listed dozens of Ward officials, spanning Musawa, Malumfashi, Matazu, Faskari and Funtua section authorities areas of the State, accused of collecting illicit sums ranging from ₦52,000 to implicit ₦25million.

KTPCACC is besides probing 4 secondary schoolhouse principals successful Danja, Rimaye, Maigora and Kurami implicit the alleged mismanagement of ₦6,628,800 schoolhouse funds.

One of the principals was further accused of selling schoolhouse spot valued astatine undisclosed “millions of naira.”

In a abstracted case, the bureau reported ongoing betterment of funds from the Katsina State Department of Banking and Finance, wherever ₦136,126,970 was allegedly misappropriated. It said astir ₦70,370,000 has been recovered truthful far, leaving much than ₦34 cardinal outstanding.

Commission’s Secretary, Dr. Jamilu M. Abdulsalam, reaffirmed KTPCACC’s committedness to transparency and urged residents to study corruption, fiscal misconduct, and maltreatment of office.

“We volition prosecute each lawful means to guarantee accountability and betterment of nationalist funds,” the connection read.

The Commission vowed to proceed investigations “with utmost seriousness and professionalism” to safeguard nationalist resources and beforehand a corruption-free Katsina State.