The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has accused an aide to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State of syphoning state funds through proxies.

This is as reports emerged claiming that the Director General of Protocol, Government House Kano, Abdullahi Rogo, allegedly returned the sum of ₦1,109,230,000 to the recovery account of the ICPC.

According to court documents, the anti-graft agency, EFCC traced ₦6.5 billion paid for fictitious contracts that were neither awarded nor executed.

Rogo, was said to have offered confessional statement at the EFCC, but was later headed to the Kano State High Court, Bichi Division in a bid to prevent his further arrest and prosecution.

In their counter-affidavits deposited before the commissioner of oaths, both ICPC and EFCC said there was a strong evidence that the suspects committed the offence.

During the the court session, a litigation officer at the ICPC, David Nelson Efut, prayed the court to dismiss the fundamental rights suit filed by Mr Rogo, “That I also know as a matter of fact this action was brought mala fide with the aim of restraining the 1st Respondent by this Court from discharging its statutory mandates as captured under section 6(a) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000, and from uncovering the truth of the matter.

“That it is in the interest of justice that the instant application be dismissed for lacking in merit and same being frivolous, vexatious, speculative and an abuse of court process.”

However, Justice M.N. Yunusa of the Federal High Court, Kano, has ordered the permanent forfeiture of the ₦142.2 million balance to the ICPC.

According to Arise TV, Rogo operates an account [0505572562] with Alternative Bank under the name AH Bello Business Solutions Limited, which recorded inflows of ₦3.06 billion and outflows of ₦2.59 billion between August 2024 and February 2025.

“it was discovered that Mr Rogo’s personal Zenith Bank account 1003666925 recorded ₦2.28 billion inflows and ₦2.26 billion outflows between January 2022 and January 2025, leaving a balance of ₦39.3 million.” the sources confirmed.