The Kano state Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (KPCACC) has recovered the sum of N450 million in cases involving financial disputes as well as property worth even more.
The recovered property includes residential three residential buildings worth N50 million, farmland worth N120 million and a petrol station whose worth is yet to be estimated.
Addressing newsmen in Kano on Tuesday, the Acting Chairman of the Commission, Mahmud Balarabe who spoke on his achievements in office in the last year, mentioned that he also spoke on the issue of violation of civil service rules in the administrative and management set-up of the commission.
He explained that the commission is already working with the state House of Assembly to deal with issues of perversion and pricing of foodstuff in the market system of the state.
More so, the chairman said that he has restored the public confidence in the commission judging by the massive increase in the number of cases the commission treats per day which were 30-35 and now 60-65.
“We have been able to resolve financial disputes and recover the sum of N450 million. This is excluding property which we have recovered.
“The property includes two houses worth N10 million each another house worth N20 million as well as farmland at Janguza worth N120, where we recovered N90 million waiting for a balance of N30 million. There is also a petrol station that is yet to be estimated.
“More so, we have recovered vehicles belonging to the Open Government Policy, OGP, that some former personnel have gone away with.
“I have also been able to include some job cadre into the civil service system, like the investigation officer, which formerly did not exist.
