A woman named Malama Abdulkadir-Yanmama received N500,000 from the Kano State Government in exchange for giving the state back N748,320.
Dr. Mudassir Nasir, Executive Director of the Katsina State Social Investment Program Agency, gave the woman the award.
She stated that the funds were intended for the state’s Home Grown School food program run by the federal government.
The woman claimed to have informed the State government that she had gotten an alert with the title “payment for vendors who were serving primary school students with free meals,” even though she was not one of the sellers.
She said…..
“The woman decided to come to our office because she was not on the register for vendors who provide food for our pupils and she was not part of such a programme.
“We requested for her bank statement and the office of the auditor-general verified that she was telling the truth.
“Therefore, Governor Dikko Radda directed that she should be appreciated with N500,000, honoured with a commendation letter and offer to participate in the next school feeding programme,”