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Dutse, Nov 16, 2016 (NAN) The Jigawa Government on Wednesday vowed to go after civil servants in the state who were collecting salaries from two places.
The State Head of Civil Service, Alhaji Muhammad Tahir told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse that the state ministry of finance had discovered 384 of such civil servants, using the Bank Verification Number (BVN).
He said that 284 of them had been collecting salaries both in the state and in other places outside the state where they were working.
According to him, the others collect salaries from the state government and other organisations they work for within the state.
The Head of Civil Service disclosed that they were currently sorting out various organisations and government parastatals within and outside the state where the civil servants worked.
He said that as soon as that was established, the government would ensure the affected workers return all the salaries they had been receiving from the state since they started collecting double salaries.
Tahir said it was unfortunate that some bad elements were still short-changing the government at a time the present administration was working hard to manage little resources to carry its responsibilities. (NAN)
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Edited by Oluwole Sogunle