It’s not yet Uhuru for the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, as the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission Monday recommended the suspension of the Emir, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported.
The commission said during its investigation, it uncovered that N3.4 billion was misspent by the Emirate under Sanusi. The amount was said to have been misappropriated between 2014 and 2017.
This is contained in a preliminary report of investigation conducted by the commission and signed by its Chairman, Muhuyi Magaji.
The interim report raised four cardinal issues bordering on indictment, amount involved, obstruction of investigation and recommendations.
The report recommended that the “principal suspect in the person of Muhammadu Sanusi II and all other suspects connected with the case be suspended, pending the final outcome of the investigations.”
According to the report, “This is a necessary administrative disciplinary action aimed at preventing the suspects from further interfering with the commission’s investigations.
“The commission further recommends that the contract awarded to Tri-C Nigeria Limited for renovation.”