EXCLUSIVE: CCB To Arraign Kano Public Anti Corruption Commission Boss Over Abuse Of Office of over N394 Million
POLITICS DIGEST- The Code of Conduct Bureau has concluded all arrangements to arraign the Executive Chairman of Public Complaints and Anti Corruption Commission of Kano State Muhuyi Magaji before it’s Tribunal on Thursday, 16th of November 2023.
A source at the CCB told POLITICS DIGEST that Mr. Magaji will be arraigned before the Tribunal over conflict of interest, failure to submit written declaration of all assets and liabilities, false declaration of assets and Abuse of Office.
In a summons to Mr Magaji, signed by the Registrar of Code of Conduct Tribunal, Magaji is ordered to appear before the Tribunal for arraignment and trial on 16th November, 2023 to answer allegations of 10 count charges alleging various abuse of office and fraud of over N394 million.
Part of the Counts alleged that “Magaji whilst being the Executive Chairman of Public Complaints and anti-corruption Commission of Kano state and thereby a public officer on or about 19th day of March, 2021 you put yourself in a position where your personal interest conflicted with the discharge of your duties and responsibilities in that you applied and got approval for the payment of the sum of one million seven hundred and sixty six naira (NI,766,666.06) only as professional Audit fees per annum for the services of Messrs Salihu Metala & Co contrary to Six hundred thousand naira (N600,000) only per Annum submitted to you by Messrs Salihu Maitala & Co and you thereby contravene the provision of Section 5 of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act CAP C15 LEN 2004 and Punishable under Section 23 (l) and (2) of the same Act 9”.
Magaji also received in his Zenith Bank Account a benefit in the sum of 4.7 million in July 2023 from Abdullahi Baffa Bichi, the Secretary to Kano State Government. That contravenes the provision of Section 10 of the Code of Conduct Bureau and the Tribunal Act.
It would be recalled that Magaji was the Chairman of Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission in Kano which led the investigation for the misappropriation of funds at Kano Emirate Palace under Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II.
He has investigated and prosecuted civil and public servants over corruption allegations in Kano.
In April 2022, Magaji was arraigned before Kano State Magistrates Court for alleged forgery and false information charges against him.
The embattled ex-anti-graft boss then was granted administrative bail after honouring police invitation on the same charges.
The State House of Assembly in 2021 asked the anti-corruption boss to step aside for a month after he kicked against the posting of an accountant to the agency from the Office of the Accountant-General of the state.
He was later suspended by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje over his failure to accept the posting of an Accountant to the commission.
Read the counts below:
COUNT 1
THAT YOU, MUHUYI MAGAJI, whilst being the Executive Chairman of Public Complaints and anti-corruption Commission of Kano state and thereby a public officer on or about 24th June, 2022 when you submitted your form CCBI NO: KNSE149484 did make a false declaration by omitting and refusing to declare Account No; 0010209467 maintained with Sterling Bank which has been in operation since 2nd of May, 2016 and you thereby contravened the provisions of Paragraph Il (2) of Fifth Schedule Part I to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as altered and punishable under paragraph 18 (l) and
(2) of the fifth schedule of the same Constitution
COUNT 2
THAT YOU, MUHUYI MAGAJI, whilst being the Executive Chairman of Public Complaints and anti-corruption Commission of Kano state and thereby a public officer some time in 2015, 2020 and 2022 when you submitted your form CCBI NO: KNSE149484 did make a false declaration by omitting and refusing to declare Account No: Account No: 1010447759 maintained with United Bank for Africa which has been in operation since 2nd of May, 2016 and you thereby contravene the provisions of Paragraph 1 1(2) of Fifth Schedule Part I to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as altered and punishable under paragraph 18 (l) and (2) of the fifth schedule of the same.
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Some time in 2015, 2020 and 2022 when you submitted your form CCBI NO: KNSE149484 did make a false declaration by omitting and refusing to declare Account No: 3088277784 maintained with First Bank for Africa which has been in operation since 2nd of May, 2016 and you thereby contravene the provisions of Paragraph 1 1(2) of Fifth Schedule Part I to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as altered and punishable under paragraph 18
(l) and (2) of the fifth schedule of the same Constitution.
COUNT 4
THAT YOU, MUHUYI MAGAJI, whilst being the Executive Chairman of Public Complaints and anti-corruption Commission of Kano state and thereby a public officer on or about Yd January, 2020 to 2nd September, 2023 you received a total sum of one hundred and twenty-three Million eight hundred and twenty-four thousand Nine hundred- and eighty-eight-naira fourty kobo (N123,824,988.40) only in your Zenith Bank Account Number 1006752807 after your asset declaration of 2015 and 2022 which is not fairly attributable to your Income, gifts or loan and you thereby contravene the provisions of Section 15 (3) of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act CAP C 15 LFN 2004 and punishable under Section 23(1) and (2) of the same Act
COUNT 5
THAT YOU, MUHUYI MAGAJI, whilst being the Executive Chairman of Public Complaints and anti-corruption Commission of Kano state and thereby a public officer on or about January, 2018 to 4th September, 2023 you received a total sum of one hundred and Ninety-two Million nine hundred and twentyone thousand six hundred- and Ninety-seven naira Fifty-Nine kobo (N 192, 921, 697.59) after your 2015 and 2020 declaration of assets which is not fairly attributable to your income, gifts or loan and you thereby contravene the provisions of Section 15 (3) of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act CAP C 15 LFN 2004 and punishable under Section 23(1) and (2) of the same Act
on or about 4th day of July, 2023 you received a benefit in (he Sum of One Million five Hundred Thousand Naira 500,000) in your Sterling Bank Account Number 0004851403 from one Baffa Abdullahi Bichi the Secretary to the Government of Kano state and you thereby contravene the provisions of Section 10 (2) of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act CAP C 15 LFN 2004 and punishable under Section 23(1) and (2) of the same Act
COUNT 7
THAT YOU, MUHUYI MAGAJI, whilst being the Executive Chairman of Public Complaints and anti-corruption Commission of Kano state and thereby a public officer on or about 4th day of July, 2023 you received a benefit in the Sum of Four Million Seven Hundred Thousand Naira (N4, 700,000) in your Zenith Bank Account Number 0004851403 from one Baffa Abdullahi Bichi the Secretary to the Government of Kano state and you thereby contravene the provisions of Section 10 (2) of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act CAP C15 LFN 2004 and punishable under Section 23(1) and (2) of the same Act
COUNT 8
THAT YOU, MUHUYI MAGAJI, whilst being the Executive Chairman of Public Complaints and anti-corruption Commission of Kano state and thereby a public officer on or about 19th day of March, 2021 you put yourself in a position where your personal interest conflicted with the discharge of your duties and responsibilities in that you applied and got approval for the payment of the sum of one million seven hundred and sixty six naira (NI,766,666.06) only as professional Audit fees per annum for the services of Messrs Salihu Metala & Co contrary to Six hundred thousand naira (N600,000) only per Annum submitted to you by Messrs Salihu Maitala & Co and you thereby contravene the provision of Section 5 of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act CAP C15 LEN 2004 and Punishable under Section 23 (l) and (2) of the same Act
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on or about 19th day of March, 2021 in abuse of your office
knowingly applied and got approval for the payment of the sum of one million seven hundred and sixty six naira (N I , 766,666.06) only as professional Audit fees per annum for the services of Messrs Salihu Metala & Co when the actual fees is Six hundred thousand naira (N600,000) only per Annum submitted to your office by Messrs Salihu Maitala & Co and you thereby contravene the provision of Section 13 of the code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act CAP CIS LPN
2004 and Punishable under Section 23 (l) and (2) of the same Act
COUNT 10
THAT YOU, MUHUYI MAGAJI, whilst being the Executive Chairman of Public Complaints and anti-corruption Commission of Kano state and thereby a public officer on or about 3 rd January, 2018 to 4th September, 2023 after you submitted your asset declaration in 2015 you received a total credit of Sixty-nine Million ninety-six thousand seven hundred and nine Naira nineteen kobo (N69, 096, 709.19) only in your Sterling Bank Account Number 0004851403 which is not fairly attributable to your income, gifts or loan and you thereby contravene the provisions of Section 15 (3) of the Code of Conduct Bureau and
Tribunal Act CAP C 15 LFN 2004 and punishable under Section 23(1) and (2) of the same Act.
