The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have uncovered N6.5bn allegedly linked to the Director General of Protocol, Government House, Kano, Abdullahi Ibrahim-Rogo.
According to court documents, the funds were siphoned between November 2023 and February 2025 through companies and bureau de change operators acting as proxies.
Investigators alleged that Rogo used H\&M Nigeria Limited, A.Y. Maikifi Petroleum, and Ammas Oil and Gas Limited to divert public funds under fictitious contracts. The companies reportedly received over N1.17bn from the state federation allocation account, which was later converted to dollars and delivered in cash to the governor’s aide.
The ICPC said it had recovered N1.1bn from two of the companies, while the Federal High Court in Kano ordered the forfeiture of N142.2m traced to Rogo’s account with Alternative Bank.
Further findings showed that an account operated in the name of AH Bello Business Solutions Limited recorded inflows of N3.06bn and outflows of N2.59bn within six months. Another Zenith Bank account in Rogo’s name allegedly received N2.28bn, with only N39.3m left as balance.
The anti-graft agencies said the funds were part of a coordinated looting spree carried out under the administration of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, who had pledged zero tolerance for corruption.
Both ICPC and EFCC told the court that Rogo had earlier made confessional statements but later filed a fundamental rights suit at the Kano High Court, Bichi Division, seeking to stop his arrest and prosecution.
In a counter-affidavit, ICPC litigation officer, David Nelson Efut, described the suit as frivolous and a ploy to obstruct investigations.
The case is still ongoing.
Daily Nigerian