By Hamidu Sabo
Katsina
Katsina state government has resolved to set up a commission of inquiry to recover N47 billion allegedly looted by the immediate past administration of Ibrahim Shema and key individuals within the administration from the state account.
The state Commissioner of Justice, Barrister Ahmed Usman El-murzuq, told newsmen yesterday that the setting up of the commission of inquiry was part of recommendation of the state executive council.
Usman said the looted fund was a discovery of various committees set up to investigate activities of ministries and parastatals.
He said about N33.3 billion is to be recovered from individuals that served under the state ministry of local government and chieftaincy affairs.
The justice commissioner said N99.9 million will also be returned to the state treasury by officials of state primary education board that served between 2011 and 2015.
He said the committee set up to look into the activities of the board within the period discovered illegal diversion of 35 contract money awarded for construction of primary schools.
Usman maintained that the former special adviser on girl-child education, Hajiya Bikisu Kaikai is to return about N850 million transferred from state account to her personal account.
El-murzuq further revealed that about N4 billion is to be recovered from the past immediate general manager of State Road Maintenance Agency (KASROMA), Jamilu Umar and other principal officers of the agency.
He vowed that all necessary steps would be taken to recover the looted funds within shortest period of time.
