Police arrest ex-Finance Commissioner for ₦3.96bn money laundering A former Kaduna State Commissioner of Finance and Local Governments, Mohammed Bashir Sa’idu, has been arrested by the police over alleged money laundering, criminal breach of trust, and misappropriation of public funds. A security source confirmed to newsmen that a petition received by the Police accused Sa’idu of laundering ₦3.96 billion and misappropriating ₦244 million during his tenure in the Kaduna State Government between 2015 and 2023. The allegations include the sale of $45 million in state-owned foreign currency at an undervalued exchange rate...