Eight Sharia Court judges and seven Sharia Commission staff members have been remanded in prison custody over the alleged diversion of N99 million, belonging to orphans in Kano state. A magistrate court in Kano presided over by Mustapha Sa'ad Datti, issued the remand order on Thursday following charges of diverting N99 million brought against the 15 persons before the court by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Magistrate Datti ordered that the defendants should remain behind bars, going forward to the next sitting.
A magistrate court in Kano State has ordered eight Sharia Court judges and seven Sharia Commission staff members to be remanded in prison custody over the