Kano Probes Empowerment Fraud Amidst Allegations Of Official Complicity

By Ahmad Tijjani Abdul

The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday said it has commenced investigations on alleged scam that rocked the empowerment of street Hawkers by the Kano state governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf last week.

The probe comes on the heels of a viral video exposing the fraudulent activities of rogue officials, who allegedly coerced beneficiaries into surrendering a significant portion of the N50,000 grants received during a recent ceremony.

This tabloid learnt that most of the original beneficiaries were denied access to the Coronation Hall, where the event took place with impersonators.

Abba Kabir Yusuf had in a colourful ceremony last Friday gifted no fewer than 465 street Hawkers with N50,000 to swell their capital

In 60 second video, one Nura Isa confessed before a suspected female Investigator that shortly after the ceremony, “we were cornered in batches by certain officials to drop N45,000 from the N50,000 cash given to us in the public glare”

Isa explained that “we are 100 in our batch that were cornered by the officials under a strict watch of his boys to comply in our own interest”.

The Commission’s Chairman, Muhuyi Magaji Rimin-Gado, assured the public that a thorough investigation is underway to identify and bring to justice those responsible, regardless of their position or influence within the government.

The agency is determined to prevent the corruption from undermining the integrity of the empowerment initiative and ensure that justice is served.