A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Kumbotso Local Government Council, Kabiru Ado-Panshekara, Kano state.
WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that refusal of the council chairman to appear before the court to answer charges of criminal breach of trust propelled the judge to issue bench warrant.
It was learnt that the council chairman who was entrusted with 1,632 forms for the distribution of COVID-19 palliatives was accused of diverting and giving it out to people it was not meant.
Prosecution counsel, Salisu Tahir who accused the council chairman of contravening section 315 of the Penal Code Law and section 26 of Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Law 2008 (as amended), averred that Kabiru Ado-Panshekara was properly served a court summon to appear on May 13 at about 9:00 a.m.
Reacting to the development, Ado-Panshekara’s counsel, Ibrahim Adamu told the court that he doesn’t know his client’s whereabout as he appealed to the magistrate to stand the matter down for 30 minutes.
The case was subsequently pushed till May 27 for mention.