A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of N1.1 billion allegedly withdrawn unlawfully by the Kano State Government from its Federation Account.
Justice Emeka Nwite granted the order on December 30, 2025, following an ex parte motion by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
The funds, recovered during investigations into petition ICPC/P/NC/564/2024, are suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities.
ICPC investigations revealed that Kano State Accountant General Abdulkadir Abdulsalam authorised payments totalling N1.17 billion to two Bureau de Change firms in November 2023.
The payments, purportedly for diesel supply, used letters from A. Y. Maikifi Oil & Gas Ltd and Ammas Petroleum Company Ltd.
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Managing directors of the firms admitted signing the letters at the Accountant General’s request, confirming no actual contracts existed.
They allegedly converted the funds to $1 million in cash, delivered through intermediaries to Abdullahi Ibrahim Rogo, Director of Protocol at Kano Government House.
ICPC recovered N1,109,230,000 from the companies.
The court directed publication of the forfeiture order in a national newspaper, allowing interested parties to show cause by January 21, 2026.
This interim measure preserves the funds pending final determination, supporting anti-corruption efforts in public finance management across Nigerian states.
