{"id":98011,"date":"2022-08-12T10:46:26","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T09:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=98011"},"modified":"2022-08-12T10:46:26","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T09:46:26","slug":"n31m-cash-stolen-from-katsina-state-govt-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/n31m-cash-stolen-from-katsina-state-govt-house\/","title":{"rendered":"N31m Cash Stolen From Katsina State Govt House"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The\u00a0 Katsina State government has confirmed the stealing of millions of naira by unknown persons at the account section of the State Government House.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Director-General to the governor on New Media, Alhaji Al-Amin Isah, confirmed the incident in an interview with journalists.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Although Isah couldn\u2019t disclose the amount stolen, he said that some of the suspects were already in police custody undergoing investigation.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Yes, it\u2019s true that some money was alleged to have been stolen as you have asked. We have already reported the matter to the police for investigation. I can not tell you the exact figure now, but those in the best position will give you more updates, please,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">But sources familiar with what happened told Channels Television that the money stolen was in the sum of N31 million.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This is the second time such an incident is happening at the Katsina Government House.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In January 2020, a similar incident occurred when unknown persons allegedly broke into the office of the former Secretary to the Government of Katsina State (SGS), Mustapha Inuwa, and made away with N16 million.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The office which is located at the State Secretariat was said to have been broken into in the night and some suspects were arrested a day after in connection with the incident.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Those arrested included a security guard, and two government officials working at the SSG\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Earlier in July 2022, the police in Katsina State said it was investigating the alleged stealing of N61 million from a cashier at the office of the Secretary to the State Government, Aminu Darma.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">He was allegedly attacked by gunmen while travelling with three bags filled with N61 million cash and shot in the arm before the money was stolen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The gunmen were said to have followed Mr. Darma from the bank but he didn\u2019t stop when they tried to stop his car around the Katsina Steel Rolling Company roundabout. Instead, he returned to the metropolitan city and the gunmen continued chasing his car.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">He eventually lost control of the car and hit an object which forced him to stop.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In reaction, the police said the cashier should not have in the first place withdrawn such a huge amount of money without a police escort.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0 Katsina State government has confirmed the stealing of millions of naira by unknown persons at the account section of the State Government House. 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