Nigeria, June 18 -- The head of the Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission, Magaji Ramindado, has said the commission could not probe Governor Abdullahi Ganduje's alleged bribery scandal because the agency was "not carried along" in the investigation by the newspaper that reported the case.

Mr Ramindado said the governor's immunity had also barred the commission from taking action.

A video published by the newspaper Daily Nigerian in October 2018 showed Mr Ganduje receiving wads of dollars. The newspaper said the governor collected $5,000 as kickback from a government contractor.

Mr Ganduje said the clip was doctored, but video specialists at PREMIUM TIMES confirmed the material was not fake.

Nigerians have since c...