Anti-graft Agency Arrests Kano Businessman for N2. 3bn
Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano
The Chairman of the Kano State Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) Muhuyi Magaji Rimin Gado has confirmed the apprehension of a businessman Musa Salihu Ahmad, over the alleged diversion of 632 residential plots in different parts of the state.
Gado disclosed this to newsmen yesterday in Kano that the suspect was arrested at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport after he arrived from Saudi Arabia.
According to him, Musa Salihu Ahmad is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Lamash Property, which was alleged to have sold and diverted government plots at Challawa and Dawanau Quaters in Kumbotso and Dawakin Tofa Local Government Areas of the state.
The chairman added that a preliminary investigation revealed that Ahmed sold 632 government occupancy permits for residential plots worth N 2.3 billion in the two local government areas.
“We are currently investigating the suspect, how he was allocated 632 residential plots by the past administration, and how they were allegedly sold to different individuals in the state,” he said.
