The Bauchi State Civil Service Commission has sacked two employees of the Ministry of Finance for financial misappropriation and forgery.
The dismissed employees have been identified as Nasiru Sama’ila and Auwal Jibrin, holding the positions of Chief Clerical Officer and Assistant Chief Clerical Officer respectively within the Ministry.
They were alledgedly involved in forging documents linked to a deceased former colleague in the ministry which enabled them to divert a substantial sum of N330,000 that was originally designated for their late coworker.
These were contained in a media statement signed on Friday, by the Information Officer of the Civil Service Commission, Saleh Umar, which was made available to journalists in the State.
Umar said that the act contravenes section 327 of the Public Service Rules of Bauchi State.
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GOOD EVENING NIGERIA learnt that this incident follows closely on the heels of a similar case of of forgery and misappropriation less than two weeks ago, when the Commission dismissed another employee, Ibrahim Garba, who was attached to the State Pension Board.
The statement reads, “Bauchi State Civil Service Commission dismisses two officers for forgery and diversion of funds.”
According to him, they were arrested by the Police and arraigned before the State Chief Magistrate Court inorder for them to face the full wrath of the law.