Kano State High Court has granted administrative bail to the former Managing Director of Kano Agricultural Supply Company Limited (KASCO), Bala Muhammad Inuwa and his son, Inuwa Mohammed.
The duo was dragged to court with four others by Kano State Public Complaints and Anti Corruption Commission (PCACC), over their alleged involvement in the diversion of over N4 billion grant to the company by Kano State Government.
However, the Court presided over by Justice Usman Na’abba granted the former KASCO boss bail on self-recognition, while his son, Inuwa Mohammed, was granted bail with the sum of N10 million or a surety in like sum.
Justice Usman, while delivering his judgment said the bail application was granted to the former KASCO Managing Director on self-recognition.
On Tuesday, when the case came up for hearing, the Defense Counsel, Prof. Nasiru Aliyu (SAN), told the court that it was wrong for the Court to hear and entertain the charge filed by the PCACC on the grounds that there was a court judgement that prevented PCACC to file any charges or investigate any case that bothers around financial crimes, already on appeal.
The judge, however, adjourned the case to August 22 for further hearing.
It be recalled that the former Managing Director of KASCO, Bala Inuwa Mohammed and four others, were charged to Court on a 10-count charge of diversion and misappropriation of over N4 billion grant from Kano State government.
PCACC accused the Respondents of diverting over N4 billion made for KASCO into their private accounts and that of their accomplices.
Other respondents in the 10-count charge are Bala Inuwa Muhammad; Mrs Halima Bala Inuwa; Najib Lawan Muhammad; Incorporated Trustees of Association of Compassionate Friends.
The Respondents are to be arraigned on criminal breach of trust, criminal misappropriation and making false statements (and) or return contrary to the Penal Code and Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission laws of Kano state.
The 10-count charges were preferred under Sections 121 (1), 123 (1)(a), and 126 (b) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law (2019).
PCACC would be presenting five witnesses; charge sheet; list of witnesses and their statements; summary of statements of witnesses; the summary of the evidence; copies of the statements of the Defendant (s) and other exhibits, while preferring the case against the defendants.
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