Katsina State government has ordered the arrest of one Aminu Lawal, an accountant with the Kurfi Local Government Council of the state, over alleged diversion of the council workers’ salaries .
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The order was contained in a statement issued on Friday in Katsina and signed by Alhaji Sani Makana, the State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.
The statement directed the Local Government Services Commission to suspend Lawal, pending the outcome of an investigation into the matter. ?
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According to the statement, Lawal, an accountant in the works department, is being accused of diverting the council workers’ salaries for August. ?
It warned that the ministry would not tolerate any case of misconduct, pointing out that any staff of the commission found wanting would not be spared. (NAN)