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Kano Anti-Graft Agency Arrests Two Suspects, Summons Three Permanent Secretaries Over Alleged Fraud

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The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested two suspects and invited three Permanent Secretaries for questioning over an alleged fraud involving the sale of employment forms in the Office of the Head of Service. The commission’s Chairman, Muhuyi Rimin-Gado, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Wednesday that the investigation was ongoing to identify and bring to justice those responsible for the scam. He said that already, thousands of desperate job seekers have been affected by the fraud. ”Preliminary investigations have uncovered fraudulent activities at the office of the Head of Service, Civil Service Commission, Kano State Secondary Schools Board, and Health Service Management Board. ”The two suspects in custody are cooperating with the investigation, which has led to the shutdown of a fake employment portal. ”The commission is working to root out corruption and ensure justice is served in the employment fraud scandal that

Kano Probes Empowerment Fraud Amidst Allegations Of Official Complicity

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  The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday said it has commenced investigations on alleged scam that rocked the empowerment of street Hawkers by the Kano state governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf last week. The probe comes on the heels of a viral video exposing the fraudulent activities of rogue officials, who allegedly coerced beneficiaries into surrendering a significant portion of the N50,000 grants received during a recent ceremony. This tabloid learnt that most of the original beneficiaries were denied access to the Coronation Hall, where the event took place with impersonators. Abba Kabir Yusuf had in a colourful ceremony last Friday gifted no fewer than 465 street Hawkers with N50,000 to swell their capital In 60 second video, one Nura Isa confessed before a suspected female Investigator that shortly after the ceremony, “we were cornered in batches by certain officials to drop N45,000 from the N50,000 ca