A gorilla has been accused of
swallowing the N6.8 million in the Kano Zoological Gardens, according to BBC
Pidgin.
A finance officer in the zoo was
quoted as saying the gorilla “sneaked into their office” and carted away the
money before swallowing it.
We could not immediately
confirm this incident which was said to have happened during the Sallah
celebrations.
Umar Kobo, the managing director
of the zoo, confirmed that the money is missing and that the issue is being
investigated.
“The issue is under
investigations for now and I don’t want to say anything on the matter, many
journalists have come to meet me but I don’t want to talk anything. What I can
confirm is that money is missing,” he told the BBC Pidgin.
Abdullahi Haruna, police spokesman in Kano, could not be reached for comments as of time this report
was filed.
He was, however, quoted as
confirming that 10 persons, including those on duty when the money went missing,
have been arrested.
“Yes, it is true that money from
five days of Sallah festivities is missing from the Kano zoo,” he reportedly
said, adding: “As at now, we have arrested 10 members of staff of the zoo
including the security man and those working in the finance unit.
This is not the first time
animals have been involved in related issues in Nigeria.
In February last year, Philomina
Chieshe, a sales clerk in the office of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation
Board (JAMB) in Benue state, alleged that a snake swallowed N36m, being
proceeds from sale of scratch card.
Also, Shehu Sani, a former
senator, once said monkeys carted away N70 million belonging to northern
senators.
Wonders shall never end😂😂
ReplyDeleteFirst it was snake, a whole Gucci snake that swallowed 36million..
Now Gorilla swallowed 6.8m..Nigeria, which way??