The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Sunday said the Chairman of Tarauni Local Government Area in Kano State, Mr Muktar Yarima, was in its custody.
EFCC arrests LG boss over alleged stealing
A source at the Government House, Kano, who hinted on Yarima’s arrest, told NAN that it was in connection with alleged misappropriation of an unspecified amount of money.
Recommended articles
![Stakeholders ask FG to unbundle INEC before 2027 general elections [TheNation]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'100'%20height%3D'100'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "Stakeholders ask FG to unbundle INEC before 2027 general elections [TheNation]")
Spokesman of the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that Yarima was arrested on Saturday in Kano over allegations of fraud against him.
Uwujaren said that the chairman was already assisting the commission in the investigation of the case.
ADVERTISEMENT
The source disclosed that the money was meant for an empowerment programme under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), now Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!
ADVERTISEMENT
Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:
Email: eyewitness@pulse.ng
Recommended articles
UniAbuja female final year student declared missing
JAMB releases fresh update on 2024 results
Coalition lauds Speaker for pro-masses forum on State Police
Tinubu secures $600m seaport investment from Danish company
‘Warri Boys in Lagos’ launches ₦1bn appeal fund for multipurpose complex
Tinubu grants approval for design of Sokoto-Badagry Coastal Highway - Umahi
Ganduje: IGP lauded for withdrawing police attached to Kano anti-graft commission
Gunmen brutally murder Aiyedatiwa’s campaign coordinator in front of his house
Tinubu best thing to happen to northern Nigeria - Arewa group
ADVERTISEMENT
![Kano State Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Halilu Dantiye [Kano Focus]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'300'%20height%3D'172'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "Kano State Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Halilu Dantiye [Kano Focus]")