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The Kano state government has suspended a Director in the Ministry of Finance over alleged diversion of millions of naira meant for payment of salaries.
Nine staff of the Ministry of Local government were also suspended alongside the director.
A statement signed by the state Head of Service, Alhaji Muhammad Na’iya and made available to newsmen in Kano on Tuesday revealed that the nine local government employees were scheduled officers under the platform of REMITA.
According to the statement, the government has handed over four employees of the Kano State Pension Funds Trustee, including two top members of Kano Pension Union to police authorities for investigation. .
The four persons, whose case files had been handed over to the state Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission for investigation, were accused of connivance to siphon public funds.