Kebbi Government Confirms Teachers’ Recruitment Scandal As Fraudsters Reportedly Raked In N320million
Crisis is brewing in Kebbi State over a teachers’ recruitment scandal that allegedly fleeced nearly 1000 job seekers, with insiders claiming the mega fraud gulped more than N300million.
Meanwhile the Kebbi State Head of Service, Malami Shekare, claims the figure is far lower.
Some of the affected applicants told SaharaReporters that agents collected between N200,000 and N500,000 from desperate job seekers, funnelling the money through ministry-linked accounts to officials in the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education and SUBEB.
In total, the alleged inflow is estimated at N320 million, covering about 950 applicants.
But Shekare, speaking in Hausa, told SaharaReporters that government investigations so far uncovered only N15million, not the hundreds of millions being alleged.
According to him, the matter was first reported to him during a meeting with labour leaders, after which he contacted the Ministry of Education.
“From what we gathered, the figure is nowhere near N300million. The NLC found about N15million, and the Ministry even reported less,” he said.
Shekare added that Governor Nasir Idris had ordered those responsible to be prosecuted.
“As we speak, suspects are in police custody and will be charged to court after investigations,” he said.
But this sharply contradicts testimonies from agents who claim they alone handled tens of millions.
"One female agent reportedly collected N35million for 155 candidates.
Another delivered N62million for 179 applicants. A Zuru agent allegedly handled N17million before fleeing town," a source said.
Multiple victims have reported higher amounts given to ministry-linked officials, including Ahmed Abdullahi and Ibrahim Shehu.
Despite the “recruitment,” many schools remain without teachers, as beneficiaries allegedly include absentees, non-residents and federal workers with full-time jobs elsewhere.
The scandal burst open when many who paid never received appointment letters, triggering refund battles, police reports and court cases.
While the government maintains the fraud is minor and already under control, whistleblowers insist the true scale is being suppressed.
Kebbi waits for answers as sources said the education of hundreds of thousands of children hangs in the balance.
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