were called and interviewed one after the other. After a long time without hearing anything, we resolved to lodge another Complainant at the ICPC Office where we were also invited and interviewed in respect of the Complaint we lodged. We made statement three (3) of us at ICPC Office in which we stated what we were not paid. We were asked to give our Account numbers for the purpose of refunding our monies and we did. My monthly salary is N67,000 and I was paid only N30,000 through 1st Defendant (Bashar Garba) by cash. I am still waiting for the balance of N37,000. That is all.” Under cross examination, PW3 testified as follows:Pw3: I made a statement at ICPC Office and part of the Complainant that signed the petition. I know the 1st Defendant even before this incident. 1st Defendant is the Accountant Salary of Sokoto South LGEA. Pw4 (After affirmation): My name is Murtala Mohammed. I am a staff of Sokoto South LGEA attached to Marafa Danbaba Model Primary School. My schedule of duty is teaching in the classroom. I know the Defendants. I came to know them in 2017 when my salary was not paid. When I met the 1st Defendant to verify why I was not paid, he said it was bank’s problem, but I later found out that it was not true. I was paid N19,253 instead of N38,970. I later went to the office of Education Secretary and informed him what was happening. I then moved to SUBEB and lodge similar Complaint. SUBEB later set up a Committee and the Committee invited us and I made my explanations to the Committee. From there, we took the matter to ICPC when we could not hear anything from the Board. The ICPC also invited us and we made statement. The officials of the ICPC later informed us that our money has been paid into SUBEB Account from where we will collect our monies. 9

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