By Mahmoud Muhammad Kano
The Chairman of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC), Sani Malumfashi, and two others have been remanded in custody over an alleged N1 billion money laundering offence.
The Federal High Court in Abuja ordered their detention pending the hearing and determination of their formal bail application.
Malumfashi, along with KANSIEC Secretary Anas Muhammed Mustapha and Deputy Director of Accounts Ado Garba, pleaded not guilty to six counts of money laundering charges filed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
The ICPC alleged that the defendants siphoned N450 million, N310 million, and N260 million between November and December 2024, using accounts belonging to SLM Agro Global Farm at Jaiz Bank.
The court, led by Justice James Omotosho, adjourned the matter until January 28 for consideration of the defendants’ bail application. The defendants’ lawyer, Mahmud Magaji, had requested an oral bail application, citing their compliance with administrative bail conditions set by the ICPC. However, the prosecution opposed this, seeking a formal bail application .
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