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.
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