Sani sacks commissioner over alleged indictment

Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani, has sacked the pioneer Commissioner for Internal Security, Samuel Aruwan.

This was contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ibrahim Musa, on Saturday in Kaduna.

Immediate past governor of the state, Nasir El-Rufai, appointed Aruwan in 2019 as the first Commissioner for Internal Security when the ministry was created.

Before his deployment to the security ministry, Aruwan was the Senior Special Assistant to the governor on media from 2015 to 2019.

Earlier in October, the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, asked the state government to suspend Aruwan and three others for alleged breach of trust.

According to PR Nigeria, on November 8, Mr. Aruwan’s trial involved six charges centred on alleged false asset declaration involving omission and refusal to declare his accounts with certain Nigerian banks prior to his deployment to the security ministry.

In his place was appointed James Atung Kanyip as the new Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs.

Other commissioners appointed by the governor are Ibrahim Mohammed as the new Commissioner for Finance; Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed as Commissioner for Finance; Barde Yunana Markus as Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs; Farida Abubakar Ahmed as Executive Director (Radio), Kaduna State Media Corporation (KSMC); and Vitus Azuka Ewuzie as Senior Special Assistant, Legal Matters.

Others are Francis Damina as Senior Special Assistant, Research and Documentation; Victor Mathew Bobai as Senior Special Assistant, Public Affairs; Abdulmutallib Isah as Senior Special Assistant, Special Duties; and Abdulhaleem Ishaq Ringim as Special Assistant, Economic Matters.