Civic Accountability · Nigeria

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Previously in Katsina:
Term report
Documented cases of fraud, corruption, and financial misconduct by Katsina State government officials and agencies during the 2015–2023 term. Sources linked on each card.
2
Total cases
0
Convicted
0
Ongoing
0
Dismissed
Govt response:
Public Funds
₦300 billion misappropriation petition (2015-2018)
investigating
Allegation
A petition to the EFCC alleged over ₦300 billion in financial misappropriation by Governor Masari and other Katsina State officials between 2015 and 2018, including a ₦2.8 billion fertiliser contract awarded without budgetary provision, ₦589 million in unlawful Ramadan-feeding cash withdrawals, ₦150 million diverted from local government accounts, and over ₦3 billion unlawfully withdrawn from SURE-P accounts.
Outcome / Status
The EFCC received the petition; no publicly confirmed charges or findings had been reported as of the most recent search results.
Public Funds
₦52 billion security-vote misappropriation petition
investigating
Allegation
A petition asked the EFCC to investigate alleged misappropriation and misapplication of over ₦52 billion spent as security vote in Katsina State between June 2015 and 29 April 2020, amid the state's escalating banditry crisis.
Outcome / Status
No publicly confirmed findings or charges had been reported as of the most recent search results.