Sokoto South Local Government Education Authority. My
schedule of duties includes preparation of bank schedules for
payment and also keep the records. On the 9/5/2018 around
12am-1pm, I was in the office when one of my Finance Officer
in person of Shehu Aliyu called me and served me with a query
letter from SUBEB signed by the Staff Officer of SUBEB.
On 10/5/2018, I answered the query letter and addressed it to the
Chairman of SUBEB through the Staff Officer of SUBEB and
submitted it to the Staff Officer.
After I submitted my reply, nobody called me again in respect of
the issue. However, I was subsequently invited by the ICPC at
Abuja Office in respect of the issue as contained in the query
letter.
On 4/5/2017 my Finance Officer Kabiru Bello wrote a letter to
Eco Bank to stop the salary of 8 teachers of Sokoto South Local
Government Education Authority because at that time the LGEA
was clarifying some issues in relation to salary of teachers.
On 5/2/2018, I collected the salary of one Abubakar Usman who
is one of the victims of non-payment of salary, and it is his May,
2017 salary and paid him. He acknowledge the payment. That is
all.
Under cross examination, DW1 testified as follows:DW1:
I was issued a query and also made statement at ICPC Office,
Abuja. I know Aminu Abdullahi. He is a Deputy Director of
Finance SUBEB. I am aware of the Committee set up by
SUBEB and I appeared before the Committee members. I was
interviewed and interrogated in relation to the diversion of
teachers salaries. The query letter has to do with the
Committee’s investigation. I am not aware that the committee
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