Gwandu Local Government Area of Kebbi says suspected robbers have stolen over N9m meant for the payment of April salary of workers of its Departments of Health and Agriculture. The chairman of the council, Shehu Bagudu, told newsmen in Gwandu on Thursday that the incident happened on May 24. “The incident happened when the cashier of the area, Bashir Gwandu, collected the money from the bank and went to his house. The council chairman also dispelled the rumour that he was shielding the cashier, who is his son-in-lawBagudu said he could not stop the Police from doing their proper investigation. “At the same time, the Criminal Investigation Department of the state Police Command is on top of the situation, doing proper investigation,” he said.

Source: Punch May 31, 2018 15:22 UTC