We’re not intimidated – Kano Anti-Corruption Commission boss replies EFCC

Barrister Muhuyi Magaji Rimin Gado, chairman of the Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC), has stated that he is not frightened of being investigated for the work of the commission.

Rimin Gado, who is now under investigation by the EFCC, stated that the agency would not be deterred in its pursuit of corrupt public officials by threats or intimidation as long as the law creating the commission allowed it to do so.

As reported by Infostride News, the commission was investigating allegations of misappropriation of funds by former governor Abdullahi Ganduje, and it was also claimed that members of the PCACC’s administration had been summoned for questioning by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Rimin Gado told reporters on Monday that some public officials under investigation for corruption are trying to derail the commission’s efforts to fulfil its constitutional duties.

He said individuals having dirty laundry to hide were behind the new claims of corruption inside the commission’s management.

You are aware of the current situation at the commission. Those with obvious instances of corruption on their record are the ones behind these plots.

Their main point was that the commission lacks authority to look into allegations of corruption among public officials. We find this ridiculous, and we will not give in to the low tactics of those who stole from the public treasury.

The rest of what Rimin Gado had to say was as follows: “Recently, a law firm defending the case of N4 billion fraud at KASCO, which is already before a Kano High Court, went as far as writing the Inspector General of Police for the withdrawal of police personnel attached to the commission.”

In court, he said, the commission will not lose focus since “we have enough evidence to prove our case, we are not losing sleep.”

The head of anti-corruption said that the commission would continue to follow the law.

We have serious accusations against them, but it does not stop us from conducting thorough investigations. We have a Court of Appeal ruling that allows the commission to probe not only current and past officials of Kano State’s executive branch, but also the judiciary.

The Commission can launch an investigation into a subject without first sending a letter to the Chief Judge, as stated by the Court of Appeal. I think we’re on the right track. We will keep digging until all instances of corruption in the system have been eliminated.

We see this as merely a delay of the inevitable. Rimin Gado argued that the Constitution’s clear language in Section 211 meant that the state could bring criminal charges against anyone it wished.