Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested Alhaji Aminu Ahmed Kanta.
Alhaji Kanta, house of representatives candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for Babura/Garki federal constituency, Jigawa State was whisked away by EFCC’s special operation team that stormed his house on Monday night.
Alhaji Aminu Ahmed Kanta was a local government chairman, special adviser to Governor Badaru on local government and chieftaincy affairs, special adviser on political matters, and has also served as commissioner for land and regional planning.
According to TRIBUNE, a source in the EFCC in Abuja confirmed the arrest of the former commissioner in a telephone conversation, saying: “yes we arrested him, he is with us now”. The source declined to comment further.
Also, a close associate of the ex-commissioner confirmed that Aminu Ahmad was arrested in the Dutse capital and taken to an unknown destination.
Even though the details of the reasons behind his arrest by the commission were not yet available but likely unconnected to his stewardship in office, relationship with other political gladiators, financial issues, and matters around his political candidature.
The newspaper revealed that the arrested ex-commissioner apart from being a close political associate of Governor Badaru Abubakar, is also a personal friend of the governor.
However, some sources linked the arrest to the alleged forgery and related criminal offenses on the vital credentials.
