Metro/Crime
EFCC arrests Kano governor Ganduje’s wife
The news reaching the OSUNREPORTERS NEWS has it that wife of the Kano State Governor, Hafsat Ganduje, the wife of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) over a bribery and land fraud case reported by her son.
………The arrest comes weeks after her failure to honour the anti-graft agency’s invitation.
……Mrs Ganduje had earlier been invited to report to the EFCC’s Abuja headquarters on September 13th, 2021 but failed to appear and the EFCC then threatened to arrest her.
…..Sources close to her later said she travelled to the United Kingdom at the time to attend the graduation ceremony of her son.
…..Investigators are questioning Mrs Ganduje over allegations relating to land fraud in a petition by her own son, Abdualzeez Ganduje.
A person, who has the knowledge of the arrest but asked not to be identified, said “she was arrested this (Monday) evening.”
…….Mrs Ganduje was still at EFCC headquarters as of 6:00a.m on Monday, 4th October, 2021.
…….Abdulazeez had dragged his mum, Hafsat Ganduje, to the EFCC, sources familiar with the matter said, suggesting a pattern of corruptly using family access to power for private enrichment.
(Premium Times)
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