The Kano State government has recovered more than N28 million wrongly paid to 247 workers who are either dead or retired.
The discovery was made during a review of the March 2025 salary payroll.
The recovery happened after a committee, known as the Pay Parade Committee, carried out a validation check on the payroll.
The committee found that many names still appeared in the system even though those people were no longer working or had passed away.
Their salaries continued to be paid without anyone noticing until now.
The government explained that the problem was mainly within the Local Government Councils.
Officials printed out the March salary records and asked all Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs), and Local Councils to review them carefully.
During this process, it became clear that a large number of payments were still being made to people who should not have been on the payroll.
The amount recovered for March alone totaled N27,824,395.40.
The government has already returned the money to the Local Government Treasury while continuing further checks to find out how long the payments have been happening and who is responsible.
The state authorities said they are working hard to clean up the salary system and will not allow public money to be wasted.
They also promised that anyone found guilty of being part of this fraud will face legal action.
The Pay Parade Committee is getting ready to fully start its work, and a full inspection of the salary system is planned to begin on Monday, April 28.
The government wants to make sure that only active workers receive salaries moving forward.
They believe that fixing the system will help to protect public funds and build better trust between the people and the government.
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