A suspect was behind my arrest, says Kano anti-graft chair

Muhuyi Rimingado, chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC), says a suspect being prosecuted by his agency is behind his arrest.

Rimingado was initially arrested by the police in Kano on Friday, but was later granted bail on self-recognition and asked to report to their headquarters in Abuja on Monday for questioning.

Speaking about his arrest on the Morning Brief, a Channels Television programme, on Monday, the Kano anti-graft chair said corruption “is fighting back”.

“Anti-corruption fight (is) fair but corruption fight is dirty. There are lots of activities going around targeted against my person,” he said.

“There was an investigation that we carried out and we realised that about N4 billion of funds of Kano state government has been siphoned through different entities by a public officer.

“We investigated that public officer and we seized the properties in accordance with the laid-down procedures and the provisions of the law.

“Section 40 of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission provides adequate provisions and we did and we charged the matter to court.

“After the arraignment and the detainment of the accused, he came up with a series of tactics to snatch away the exhibit of the crime and that is not allowed in law.

“So, we employed moves that entailed roving the property from where it is to a different safe place so that it would not be tampered with till the court decides on the matter. I think that is what ignited them.

“When they cannot wait for the court processes and they know they cannot succeed in that case, they now activate the police to arrest me.”

Though Rimingado did not mention any name, the PCACC is prosecuting Bala Muhammad Inuwa, a former managing director of the Kano Agricultural Supply Company Limited (KASCO), in court.