The Kano Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman is accused of making a fraudulent disclosure of assets, neglecting to submit a documented declaration of all assets and obligations, and abusing his position in a notice sent by the CCT Chairman and obtained by The Guardian.
According to the notification, which is issued by the CCT registrar Binta Garba A., the defendant faces ten counts of burdensome evidence, including inflation of contract prices and unlawful payments of over N394 million into an account bearing his name.
According to the notice, "On or about March 19, 2021, while serving as the Executive Chairman of the Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission of Kano State and thus a public officer, 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. In contrast to the 600,000 Naira (N600,000) only per annum submitted to you by Messrs Salihu Maitala & Co. and you thereby contravened the provision of Section 5 of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act CAP C15 LEN 2004 and Punished under Section
That on or about June 24, 2022, when you submitted your form CCB1 NO: KNSE149484, as the Executive Chairman of the Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission of Kano State and therefore a public officer, you did make a false declaration by omitting and refusing to declare Account No: 0010209467 maintained with Sterling Bank, which has been in operation since May 2, 2016, and you thus violated the provisions of Paragraph 11(2) of Fifth Schedule Part 1 to the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 Constitution as amended and punishable under paragraphs 18 (1) and (2) of the same Constitution.
"That at some point in 2015, 2020, and 2022, while serving as the Executive Chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission and, consequently, as a public officer, you, MUHUYI MAGAJI, did submit your form CCBI NO: KNSE149484 and made a false declaration by failing to disclose Account No.: Account No. 1010447759 maintained with United Bank for Africa, which has been in operation since May 2, 2016, and you thereby violated the provisions of Paragraph 11(2) of Fifth Schedule Part 1 of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 Constitution as amended and subject to penalties under paragraph 18 (1) and (2) of the same.
"That at some point in 2015, 2020, and 2022, while serving as the Executive Chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission and, consequently, as a public officer, you, MUHUYI MAGAJL, did submit your form to the CCBI NO: KNSEI49484 and made a false declaration by failing to disclose Account No. 3088277784 held with First Bank for Africa, which has been operational since May 2, 2016, and you thus violated the provisions of paragraph 11(2) of Fifth Schedule Part I of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended, and you are penalized under paragraphs 18 (1) and (2) of the same Constitution.
That on or about January 3rd, 2020 to September 2nd, 2023, you, MUHUYI MAGAJI, as the Executive Chairman of the Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission of Kano State, and consequently a public officer, received a total of one hundred and twenty-three million eight hundred and twenty-four thousand nine hundred and eighty-eight naira forty kobo (NI23,824,988.40) only in your Zenith Bank Account Number l006752807 following your asset declaration of 2015 and 2022. This amount is not fairly attributable to your income, gifts, or loans, and you thereby violated the provisions of Section 15 (3) of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act CAP C15 LFN 2004. You are punishable under Section 23(1) and (2) of the same Act.
"That on or about January, 2018 to September 4, 2023, as the Executive Chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission and consequently a public officer, you, MUHUYI MAGAJI, received a total of one hundred and ninety-two million nine hundred and twenty-one thousand six hundred and ninety-seven naira fifty-nine kobo (N192,921, 697.59) following your 2015 and 2020 declaration of assets which is not fairly attributable to your income, gifts, or loans, and you thereby violated the provisions of Section 15 (3) of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act CAP C15 LFN 2004 and are punishable under Section 23(1) and (2) of the same Act.”