The Bauchi State government has approved the immediate removal of the Principal of Government Day Secondary School, Kirfi, Malam Musa Ahmed Ningi, over gross misconduct.
The development was announced in a statement signed by the permanent secretary of the Bauchi State Teachers’ Service Commission, Garba Muhammad Bashe.
Similarly, the Commission removed a senior teacher in the school, Adamu Shehu, who was found guilty of conniving with the Principal to illegally sell some government properties belonging to the school.
According to the Commission, the items sold include 32 scrap students’ beds, nine jumbo aluminium cooking pots, and an unspecified number of roofing zinc.
A four-man investigative committee of the commission found the two officers guilty of the allegations.
As part of disciplinary action, the Commission approved the demotion of the two officers by one grade and ordered their transfer to different schools.
Through a statement sent to Journalists in Bauchi on Thursday by its Information Officer, Dahiru Adamu, the Commission said both officers will refund the estimated value of the sold items, ₦597,000.
In addition, the principal is required to refund the sum of ₦72,000 to settle the allowance of casual workers of the school he owed.
The Commission also assured that it would collaborate with security agencies to recover stolen items and ensure accountability.
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