Abia Government Sacks Six For Salary Fraud

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria Friday, September 5th, 2025

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Abia Government has announced the sack of six unit members of the state’s Ministry of Justice who were indicted successful a wage padding fraud.

The announcement came done a property connection signed by the Chairman, Abia State Civil Service Commission, Dr Eno Jerry-Eze connected Thursday and made disposable to newsmen connected Friday successful Umuahia.

Jerry-Eze said that the fraud was uncovered portion conducting an interior audit and administrative enquiry astatine the ministry of Justice.

She noted that the six individuals manipulated payroll systems, which gave them unauthorised entree to salaries exceeding their entitlements implicit time.

The sacked workers see Mr. Dickson Eze, a Principal Accountant (SGL 12), Mrs. Esther Emeruwa, Senior Accountant (SGL 10), and Mrs. Ijeoma Jonathan, Chief Executive Officer (Accounts – SGL 14).

‎Also included were Mrs. Treasure Isinguzo, Assistant Chief Executive Officer (Accounts – SGL 13),Mrs. Chioma Erondu – Principal Executive Officer (Accounts – SGL 12) and Mrs. Hannah Eze – Senior Executive Officer (General Duties – SGL 09).

‎Jerry-Eze said the disciplinary enactment resulted from a elaborate probe by the Abia State Civil Service Commission which interviewed the affected workers.

She added that applicable fiscal records were reviewed, confirming that the workers knowingly benefited from irregular wage payments astatine the state’s expense.

‎She noted that Mrs Chioma Madu, who was besides investigated, was cleared of complicity successful the fraud due to the fact that she promptly reported being overpaid and took steps to close it.

According to Jerry-Eze, the indicted workers volition beryllium handed implicit to a applicable instrumentality enforcement bureau for prosecution.

She urged each civilian servants and different persons having dealings with the authorities to support integrity and study suspected irregularities.

She stated that Gov. Alex Otti had directed that the activities of immoderate members of the Salary Committee beryllium investigated to guarantee afloat accountability. (NAN)

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