Over an alleged N1 billion fraud, Kano Court remands Ganduje's former commissioner.

A former commissioner to Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, the defendant is facing trial on two counts of providing false information, making a fraudulent return, and cheating.

According to the prosecutor, Mr. Salisu Tahir, Assistant Director, PCACC, the defendant was taken into custody on July 3 at around 2:30 p.m.

He said that around 2023, the defendant gave N1 billion to Arafat Construction, No Stone Construction, and Multi Resources for the rehabilitation of 30 roads in the city, stressing that the projects weren't completed.

Tahir requested that the court remand the defendant to PCACC detention for a 14-day period under section 295(2) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) 2019 so that they may finish the investigation.
"The exparte application is backed by seven paragraphs deposed by one Insp. Sa'id Ilu, connected with six voucher evidence," Tahir said. "The defendant has a case to answer over N1 billion belonging to the Kano State government.
In the sake of justice and public uproar, he pleaded with the court to allow the application so that the agency could bring a legitimate accusation against the defendant.

The accused entered a not-guilty plea to the accusation.
The prosecution claims that the offense violated both section 322 of the Penal Code and section 26 of the PCACC 2010 as modified.
In accordance with articles 35(6) and 36(5) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended, the defense attorney, Mr. Mustapha Idris, petitioned the court to grant the defendant bail.
According to sections 168 and 172 of the ACJL for Kano State of 2019 and orders 5 rules 1 and 3 of the ACJL rules for 2023, the defendant is assumed innocent and the offense is bailable, the speaker added.
Chief Magistrate Tijjani Sale-Minjibir mandated the defendant's 12-day detention in PCACC's care. 

A decision on the bail application was postponed until July 14 by the judge.