The Kano State Police Command has arrested one Abubakar Gambo, 49, a Director, in charge of Administration and General Services of Kano State Ministry of Water Resources alongside two others for conspiring and forging a letter authorizing auction of some high capacity Water Irrigation Pump and Tank without the consent of the Supervising Ministry.
The suspect Abubakar Gambo was arrested at Karefa Water Irrigation Scheme in Tudun Wada LGA, Kano police spokesman SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa said, adding that the two other accomplices; Baba Yahaya Assistant Secretary Administration and Nuhu Mansur former Manager of Karefa Water Irrigation Scheme of Tudun Wada LGA, Kano were also arrested and all the exhibits were recovered by the Police.
During the investigation, the suspects admitted that they jointly committed the offence and sold the property at the rate of N500,000:00.
The proceed of the crime; the sum of N500,000:00 was also recovered from the said Abubakar Gambo and the case will be charged to court upon completion of the investigation.
The CP wish to commend all the public-spirited persons in the State for continually supporting the Police in identifying bad elements among them and call on everyone to consider Government Property as theirs and its collective responsibility to safeguard them.
Finally, the Commissioner of Police while appreciating the confidence and friendship gesture by the good people of the State to the Police Command, also thanked everyone for the prayers, understanding, continuous support, encouragement and cooperation
