The Managing Director of the Kano Zoological Garden, Umar
Yusuf Umar, has denied media reports that the missing N6.8 million generated by
the Zoo during the Eid holidays earlier this month, was swallowed by a Gorilla
in the zoo.
Addressing a press conference yesterday June 17th, Umar said
contrary to reports, the money was stolen by burglars. He added that the zoo
has no Gorilla.
“I was called midnight on Sunday June 9th, by the head of
security that armed robbers burgled our office including the revenue office.
About 6.30 a.m. I left my home for the office and immediately I arrived I met
my office and that of all the directors opened.
Instantly I called the DPO, Sharada police station and reported the case
to him. As far as I’m concerned, I suspect theft and nothing close to Gorilla.”
Umar said
Also speaking at the press conference, the spokesperson of
the Kano police command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, said 10 staff of the zoo,
including the accounting officer Lawan Dandadarin, have been arrested and
detained. The police spokesperson said
that the statement collected from those arrested so far has nothing to do with
Gorilla.
“So far, information collected from the suspects suggests
armed robbery case and that of negligence,” Haruna said.
BBC Pidgin English had reported last Friday that a state
based radio station, Freedom Radio,
claimed that a finance officer it spoke to said “a huge Gorilla” sneaked
into their office to “swallow” the money. The station has however denied this
claim.
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