Palliative Abuse : Council Chairman to appear in court on Monday in Kano

A Kano Magistrate Court will tomorrow Monday hear suit before it alleging criminal breach of trust against Kumbotso Local Government, Kabiru Ado Panshekara by the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission.

Solacebase reports that the Magistrate Court presided by Musa Ibrahim Fagge had on Wednesday issued a bench warrant against the Council Chairman failure to appear in court.

A very reliable source informed Solacebase that the court recalled the hearing earlier adjourned to May 27th, 2020 to tomorrow, May 18^th.

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The Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-corruption Commission had arrested the Council Chairman, Kabiru Panshekara 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 last 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.