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The Kano State Government said it has involved the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies in the Distribution Committee overseeing the Federal Government’s donated N8 billion to victims of the Singer Market fire, to ensure transparency and fairness.
The committee on the Singer Market inferno, under the leadership of the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Umar Faruk, paid an inspection visit to the market to assess the situation on the ground.
He insisted that transparency and fairness are the watchwords of the committee’s work.
Speaking, Alhaji Umar Faruk said justice and fairness would be strictly adhered to in the distribution of the support to the affected victims.
“As you can see all these Federal Government anti-corruption bodies and the police and other top security agencies are not just involved but to critically ensure that every person’s affected is attended to,” he said.
He appealed to the affected victims to be honest while declaring their losses to the committee in order to ensure fairness.
“We expect that every marketer who is affected by the fire would be honest and fair to God by openly showing us his losses and the remaining goods that were saved so that everyone would be treated justly,” he said.
The chairman of Kano Singer Market, Barrister Mohammad Zakari Junaid, said all anti-corruption agencies and security bodies were incorporated into the committee to ensure justice and fairness.
He reassured that the funds would be judiciously utilised.
In his remarks, the representative of the Commissioner of Police, ACP Jauro, said the Nigeria Police would not relent in ensuring adequate security across the entire market, with a view to promoting the status of Kano as the commercial nerve centre of sub-Saharan Africa.
Also speaking, Sarkin Fadan Kano, Alhaji Ado Kurawa, said the Emirate sympathised with the business community over the sad incident of the Singer Market inferno, urging traders to cooperate with the committee to ensure the successful execution of its assignment.
Kano involves EFCC, Police in N8bn Singer Market fire relief distribution
