Governor’s Aide Arrested for Diverting Petrol Subsidy Palliative Rice and Maize for Sale in Kano
Police have arrested a top aide of Governor Abba Yusuf for allegedly diverting Petrol Subsidy palliative meant for distribution to people living with disabilities, military and security agencies in Kano State.
The official, Abdulkadir Mohammed who is the senior special assistant to the governor, was arrested at a warehouse in Sharada Estate, where the palliatives, including rice, and maize were being re-bagged.
The Governor who was conducted around the isolated warehouse, expressed shock at the discovery.
The palliatives in 10-kilogram bags were being emptied into large unmarked bags for sale to the unsuspecting members of the public.
The governor directed the State Police Commissioner, Hussain Gumel, to take over the warehouse and rounded up those behind the diversion of the palliative to the warehouse.
The police chief said two persons had been arrested including the governor’s senior special assistant.
Kano State Government on Saturday uncovered a warehouse where food items meant for palliatives were being diverted in the state.
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The Press Secretary, Sunusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, who made this known in a statement said the warehouse was at Sharada Industrial Estate
Dawakin-Tofa said Governor Yusuf and the government officials were conducted around the isolated warehouse where the hijacked food items were kept along a drum of chemicals.
The governor expressed shock and vowed to punish whoever was involved in the scandalous act of diverting the palliative food items consisting of maize and rice.
He immediately directed the Commissioner of Police to take over the warehouse and conduct a swift investigation to fish out the culprits.
The development occurred following a tip-off from some community members in Sharada who discovered suspicious movement of unknown persons around the warehouse and reported the matter to the Sharada Police Division.
While briefing Yusuf on the spot at the warehouse, one of the Sharada community leaders, Mr Rabiu Amour, said thousands of bags branded with the governor’s portrait and designed as palliatives were discovered to be re-bagged.
We know these food items are meant to be distributed to less privileged people, therefore we decided to blow the whistle.
This is our contribution to the good efforts of the governor; he is trying his best to help the downtrodden but some people within the system are sabotaging his effort, he said.
