A sales clerk in the office of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Benue state, Philomina Chieshe, has denied saying the N36 million kept in her custody was swallowed by a snake.
Chieshe had reportedly told Ishaq Oloyode, JAMB registrar, and his team that she could not account for N36 million she made in previous years before the abolition of scratch cards.
She allegedly confessed that a strange snake “spiritually” stole the money from the vault in the office.
But Chieshe told CNN that she had not been questioned about the missing funds.
“I wonder why they are personalising the case? I did not say any money was swallowed by a snake,” she said.
“Nobody questioned me about that case. I am just a clerk and I serve under directors who are accounting officers. I wonder why they are personalising the case?”
But Fabian Benjamin, spokesman of the board, told CNN that Chieshe confessed to auditors that a snake had swallowed the missing money.
“She confessed that she had the money, kept it in a vault in the office but a snake came and swallowed the money,” CNN quoted Benjamin as saying.
“The staff and others in her category that are found culpable have been suspended and will be handed over to appropriate authorities.”
Meanwhile, Nigerians have been making fun of the situation with a senator from Kaduna State, Shehu Sani visiting the headquarters of JAMB with some anti-snake venom and snake charmers.
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