Court adjourns trial of council boss in Kano

An Upper Sharia Court Shahuci in Kano metropolis has adjourned the trial of  Kumbotso Local Government Chairman, Kabiru Ado Panshekera over alleged abuse of palliative for distribution to vulnerable amidst the COVID-19 lockdown to June 3, 2020.

Solacebase reports that Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission filed the suit against the defendant, Kumbotso Local Government Chairman Kabiru Ado Panshekara after seeking to discontinue an earlier trial at Magistrate court 82 on Wednesday.

According to the Commission, the alleged offence was contrary to section 315 of the penal code law and section 26 of Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Law 2008 (As amended).

The commission said the Council Chairman was alleged to have distributed palliative materials to security personnel comprising the Police, DSS, Immigration etc as well as Hisbah personnel; an act which contravenes the provision of Section 22, 23 and 26 of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission Law 2008 (as amended).

It said according to the list of beneficiaries of the palliatives those not included are: all political office holders, Civil Servants at Federal, State and Local Government, Political party Officials at ward level, traditional rulers Juma’at Mosques Imams and Pastors and Casual workers at Federal, State and Local Government.

At the Upper Sharia Court Shahuci sitting on Wednesday, presided by Mal Garba Kamilu, ordered the remand of Kabiru Ado Panshekera with the Commission till June 3.