Wednesday, 1st July 2026
By Admin
Fresh allegations have emerged against former Deputy Governor of Kano State, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, following claims that ₦308 million earmarked for special prayer sessions across the state's 44 local government areas was diverted.
The allegations were made by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Tsangaya Education, Sheikh Musa Falaki, during a video interview circulated by .
According to Falaki, the former leadership of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria allegedly informed investigators that each of Kano State's 44 local government councils contributed ₦44 million monthly over a seven-month period to fund special prayers intended to be held across the state.
Falaki stated that he and Islamic scholar Sheikh Ibrahim Sheshi Maihula were reportedly designated to coordinate the prayer programme. However, he alleged that neither of them was aware that funds were allegedly being collected and disbursed in their names.
He further claimed that neither he nor Sheikh Maihula received any payment connected to the exercise or conducted the prayers for which the funds were purportedly approved.
According to Falaki, the matter only came to light after both clerics were invited by the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission to provide clarification during an ongoing investigation.
He alleged that it was during the anti-corruption commission's inquiry that they discovered that ₦44 million had allegedly been released every month for seven consecutive months, bringing the total amount involved to ₦308 million.
Falaki subsequently accused Gwarzo of allegedly diverting the funds intended for the prayer initiative, maintaining that the clerics in whose names the programme was purportedly organised neither received the money nor carried out the exercise.
The governor's aide also alleged that the issue forms part of a broader investigation by the anti-corruption commission into the management of local government funds in Kano State. According to him, investigators had reportedly asked the former deputy governor to refund more than ₦700 million allegedly diverted from the treasuries of the state's 44 local government councils.
As of the time of filing this report, Gwarzo had not publicly responded to the allegations contained in the video interview.