- Excessive Severance Payment
(Abuse of Office):
Allegedly approved and received N289.8 million as severance benefits, far above the lawful entitlement of about N20 million. - Money Laundering (Federal High Court):
Accused of receiving funds he was not entitled to, including suspicious financial inflows linked to unlawful sources. - Receipt of Foreign Currency from
Questionable Sources:
Allegedly received foreign currency payments traced to individuals/entities connected to illicit activities. - Diversion of World Bank Funds (Criminal
Breach of Trust):
More than $1 million from a World Bank loan was allegedly diverted and misused contrary to agreed terms. - Irregular Award of N11 Billion Light Rail
Contract:
Approved funds for a light rail project awarded to Indokaduna MRTS JV Nigeria Ltd, a company allegedly not properly registered, for a project that was never executed. - Procurement Breach – CCTV Contract
(N4.61 Billion):
Approved a CCTV contract to Singularity Network Security Ltd in violation of Kaduna
State procurement laws. - Undue Advantage in $22.475 Million
Contract:
Used his office to confer improper benefit on the same company through another contract valued at $22.475 million. - Land Fraud and False Representation:
Allegedly conspired with an associate (Ahmadu Sule) and companies to submit false information to acquire land along the Kaduna-Zaria Expressway. - Unlawful Revocation and Reallocation of Land:
Revoked a valid Certificate of Occupancy belonging to Mohammed Umar Karage and reallocated the land to associates amounting to abuse of office and breach of trust. - Attempt to Obstruct Justice (Conspiracy):
Allegedly conspired to offer financial inducements in Nigeria and abroad (including Dubai and Cairo) to influence investigators probing the Singularity contracts.
