Rimingado Regains Freedom, Says Petitions Behind Arrest Are Retaliatory
By Ahmad Tijjani Abdul
KANO – Former Chairman of the Kano Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, Barr. Muhuyi Magaji Rimingado, has regained his freedom after a dramatic arrest that many close to him describe as a continuation of political pushback against his past anti-corruption efforts.
Rimingado, who was picked up by operatives of the IGP Monitoring Unit at his law firm along Zaria Road on Friday, was taken to Abuja for interrogation over two separate petitions lodged against him.
Speaking shortly after his release, the embattled lawyer told Reporters in a telephone conversation
that although he had been granted bail, he was expected to return on Monday to finalise the conditions.
He suggested that the petitions were not surprising, considering his long-standing conflicts with powerful political interests.
According to him, the police informed him that the petitions originated from former Kano State Governor and ex-APC National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, and former Managing Director of the Kano State Agricultural Supply Company (KASCO), Dr. Usman Yahaya Kansila.
Findings revealed that Ganduje, in his petition, accused Rimingado of malicious prosecution in a matter involving the state’s equity stake in the Dala Inland Dry Port an asset the current administration claims was improperly appropriated by the former governor and his family.
Similarly, former KASCO MD, Bala Inuwa, alleged that properties seized from him through court proceedings were later wrongfully disposed of under Rimingado’s watch.
However, both the KASCO dispute and the contested Dala Dry Port equity case are currently before competent courts, raising questions about the timing and motive behind the petitions.
Political observers note that Rimingado’s tenure as anti-graft chairman was marked by high-profile investigations that strained his relationship with key figures in the previous administration—tensions that now appear to be resurfacing in legal form.
Despite the ordeal, Rimingado insists he remains unfazed, adding that he is ready to defend himself and “allow the law to take its full course.”