The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) will on Monday, July 21, 2025, arraign the Chairman of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC), Sani Malumfashi, over an alleged ₦1.02 billion money laundering case.
He will be arraigned alongside the commission’s Secretary, Anas Mustapha, and Ado Garba, a Deputy Director in the Accounts Department, at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
In a statement on Friday, ICPC spokesperson, Demola Bakare, revealed that investigations showed the trio conspired between November and December 2024 to carry out an unlawful cash transaction in breach of financial and anti-corruption laws.
According to the charge, ₦1.02 billion was transferred from KANSIEC’s Unity Bank account to SLM Agro Global Farm a company with no known contractual link to the commission. The accused claimed the funds were used to raise cash for payments to ad hoc staff in the state’s local government elections and that the entire sum was returned in cash.
However, the ICPC says this explanation is contradicted by evidence obtained during the investigation.
Bakare further disclosed that ₦20 million, reportedly set aside for a candidate verification team across 484 wards and 44 LGAs, was instead used for a process conducted entirely at KANSIEC’s Kano headquarters, with candidates bearing the cost of travel themselves.
