Nigeria, Jan. 6 -- Former Secretary to the Bauchi State Government (SSG), Ibrahim Kashim, whose name has featured in a fraud charge brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has denied wrongdoing.

He said he was neither investigated nor indicted by any authority before he resigned from office in December 2024.

In a statement shared with PREMIUM TIMES on Monday, Mr Kashim, a lawyer, described claims linking his exit from office to alleged financial impropriety as false and misleading.

He said there has been no public record showing that he was sacked or dismissed from the position.

The Bauchi State Government has not publicly accused Mr Kashim of fraud, and Governor Bala Mohammed has not commented on the allegatio...