JAMB Suspends Worker over N36m Swallowed By Snake

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has suspended its employee, Philomina Chieshe, on account of N36 million which was reported to have been swallowed by a snake in the board’s office in Makurdi, Benue State. JAMB Head of Information, Fabian Benjamin, said the board was taking her through other disciplinary measures while security agencies were investigating the matter. 

“She has been suspended and she is going through all other disciplinary procedures while investigation is ongoing on the matter. 

Her claim was that a snake came into the office and swallowed the N36 million proceeds.” Chieshe explained in her statement that a “mystery snake” sneaked into JAMB accounts office and made away with the N36 million cash. The money was said to be from the purchases of scratch cards from JAMB state offices and other designated centres. 

A team of auditors was said to have been dispatched to different state offices of JAMB to take inventory of sold and unsold scratch cards and recover the generated money. 

The woman reportedly told the team that she could not account for N36 million made in the previous years before the abolition of scratch cards. 

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