Two Sharia Court judges, a cashier and 16 other financial registrars accused of stealing the sum of N580.2 million were on Wednesday admitted to bail by a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kano, Kano State capital. SaharaReporters had reported that the accused persons were charged before the Magistrates’ Court on five counts of criminal conspiracy, joint act, criminal breach of trust by a public servant, theft and forgery.
February 2, 2023The accused persons include Sani Muhammad, Sani Buba-Aliyu, Bashir Baffa, Garzali Wada, Hadi Tijjani Mu’azu, Alkasim Abdullahi, Yusuf Abdullahi, Mustapha Bala Ibrahim, Jafar Ahmad, Adamu Balarabe, Aminu Abdulkadir, Abdullahi Zango and Garba Yusuf.
The accused persons include Sani Muhammad, Sani Buba-Aliyu, Bashir Baffa, Garzali Wada, Hadi Tijjani Mu’azu, Alkasim Abdullahi, Yusuf Abdullahi, Mustapha Bala Ibrahim, Jafar Ahmad, Adamu Balarabe, Aminu Abdulkadir, Abdullahi Zango and Garba Yusuf. The prosecutor said, “The alleged N96.2 million was remitted by the Kano State Pension Fund Trustee to the bank accounts of Kano State Sharia Court Appeal.”
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