Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Yusuf, has dismissed two senior aides for their roles in the controversial bail of a suspected drug baron and the diversion of palliative grains.
The decision, announced on Saturday by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Umar Farouk Ibrahim, followed damning findings from investigative committees set up to probe the separate incidents.
Abubakar Umar Sharada, Senior Special Assistant on Political Mobilisation, was sacked after a Special Investigative Committee identified him as the “mastermind” behind securing bail for Sulaiman Aminu Danwawu, a suspected dangerous drug baron.
“The committee confirmed Sharada’s culpability through his own testimony, which established his direct involvement in the bail process,” the SSG stated.
In a separate case, Tasiu Adamu Al’amin Roba, Senior Special Assistant in the Cabinet Office, was removed for allegedly rebagging palliative grains in 2024 at a Sharada warehouse.
“Roba has been arraigned in court and faces charges of theft and criminal conspiracy for diverting public assets,” Ibrahim said, adding that both men must return government property by Monday, 11 August 2025, and stop parading themselves as public officials.
Hon. Musa Ado Tsamiya, Special Adviser on Drainages, was exonerated after a committee cleared him of all allegations.
Governor Yusuf reiterated his administration’s zero-tolerance stance on corruption, warning all appointees to uphold the highest standards of integrity.
“Our commitment to discipline, transparency, and zero tolerance for corruption is unwavering. Public officials must uphold the highest standards of integrity both in their official duties and private lives,” he said.
The statement also cautioned the public against transacting state matters with the dismissed aides.
“Whoever engages them on government issues does so at his or her own risk,” the SSG warned.