JUST IN: Court Orders Arrest Of Council Chairman In Kano

A Kano Magistrate Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the Chairman of Kumbotso Local Government, Kabiru Ado Panshekara for failure to attend the court despite receiving Court Criminal Sermon and Complaints by the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission on Criminal Breach of Trust and making a false statement.

The magistrate court 82 presided by Musa Ibrahim Fagge on Wednesday issued the bench warrant against the council chairman.

Solacebase reports that Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-corruption Commission arrested the Council, Kabiru Panshekara on Saturday for  allegedly  diverting  the relief materials meant for people in his  area to cushion the effects of the  coronavirus restrictions.

According to Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption 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).

In the writ of summon served the accused, Kabiru Ado Panshekara on Monday , 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.

Hence the court summon served on the accused fixed Wednesday , 13 May, 2020 to appear before it to hear the matter.

However at the court sitting on Wednesday, the Prosecutor, Barr. Salisu Tahir read the charges against the accuse before the court noting that the accuse, Kabiru Ado Panshekara was not in court, contrary to criminal proceeding.

In his submission , Counsel to the accuse, Barr. Ibrahim Adamu pleaded with the court to exercise patience for 30 minutes as his client was earlier in court but would shortly be around.

The Magistrate , Musa Ibrahim Fagge then issued an arrest warrant against the accused and adjourned the matter to May 27th , 2020.