Unidentified gunmen today carted away with salaries of primary school teachers in Gujba Local Government area of Yobe state, North East Nigeria.

The council chairman Alhaji Kyari Batarama who confirmed the incident to our correspondent in the state, Jonathan Gopep, said adequate arrangements were made for the payment in Buni-Yadi, the headquarters but wonder why it was later shifted to Goneri another major town in the Local Government where the robbers made the successful operation.

The chairman said the payment in the headquarters under his arrangement with adequate security was done successfully but expressed sadness that payment for other schools was transferred to Goneri contrary to the earlier arrangements that the payment be made centrally at the headquarters.

Alhaji Kyari Batarama said the amount carried away by the robbers will be known by tomorrow as he has not been adequately briefed on the incident.

He disclosed that investigation will be carried out over the unfortunate development to know why the initial decision was changed as well as know how much was carted away as soon as work resumes tomorrow.

An eyewitness account told our correspondent on phone that three gunmen came on a motorcycle and shot sporadically in the air scaring people away as they took the salaries and went away freely.

Speaking on whether anybody was killed in the operation, the source, said no one was even wounded but the accountant was manhandled by the robbers.

Yobe State Police Commissioner, Patrick Egbuniwe said he has not got any report on the incident but wondered why the officials would be making table payment on a Sunday in the era of electronic payment.

The recent incident is the third in a roll in the state as robbers have made similar snatches at Fune and Potiskum local Government Areas.

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So some people still pay salaries in cash. As Kobojunkie would say, ROTFLMAO!!!!!

if this is true and teachers salaries were indeed snatched, God would surely punish the thieves, i am saying this because, i have taught before and teaching is one of the most difficult job, yet so underrated.

HNosegbe: So some people still pay salaries in cash. As Kobojunkie would say, ROTFLMAO!!!!!

I wonder....ed,.where is Sanusi e-payment abi e never reach Yobe.

I suspect whoever changed the location of where the payment should have been made.

Make them arrest and interrogate the person(s).

For cryin out loud....why would they still be paying people cash...haba Aboki....

Cash payment of salaries in 2010? Lord save us. For all we know the accountant might have conspired with the robbers.

When will our country grow..... Calling ourselves giant of Africa.
What happens to direct deposit into teachers acc or giving out cheques abi robbers go theft cheques....
But anyways that's an inside job

So aboki self dey rob

alaoeri: So aboki self dey rob

Stay there na,na them rob pass especially those Fulani cattle rearers.

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Police should interogate those responsible 4 d change of payment venue including d accountant/cashier. Something must be wrong somewhere.

Una never hear say dem said that they don't like western stuffs so dats y de don't use E-payments or abi E payment na Nigerian invention?

Devil is a liar.

Is nothing honourable anymore? Even the little peanuts these teachers are paid, is still not safe from greedy people of iniquity?


Do they know how many mouths are being fed by the little pittance nigerian teachers are collecting?

McCoy91: Cash payment of salaries in 2010? Lord save us. For all we know the accountant might have conspired with the robbers.

Omoh, ejorr ooo. Na 2012 wey dey soo. No dey draw urself back

And yes, why hasnt the yobe govt switched to e payments or bank deposits?

HNosegbe: So some people still pay salaries in cash. As Kobojunkie would say, ROTFLMAO!!!!!

Islamic banks never get ATM and wireless banking yet!!

Iyannn !na lie na arrangi arrrangi. Someone is playing with people's lives. Abegi na nomal thing forr nija corruption

Let dem hold d man/weman dat change d venu of d payment.

Lol,i cant help but laff at things happening in nigeria in 2012..we are indeed giant of Africa!

What of Autopay, NEFT,RTGS, Webpay, etc, why are they paying salary in cash?

LGA chairman with his monthly loot. He want's it all. But the question is, was there no security when the money was being moved Were they sleeping. How sad! Must our leaders rob us of our social amenities? Must they rob us of our rights? Must they rob us of our entitlements? One mönth hunger looms for the POOR TEACHERS. O MA SE O!

boys don hammer

Haven't this guys hard of E-payment before? If Sanusi had been allowed to go ahead with cashless policy all over Nigeria at once, will this people have been all
alienated from this policy based on backwardness?

Dem bi arm robbers, Dem no bi arm robbers, arguement a.r.g.u.e.m.e.n.t, few teachers collide with robbers to steal many teacchers salary, where bi dem nigeria police when dem dey carry big money around!!! Dis kain oof new scares for obodo oyinbo

Arm-Government steal government workers money,na senate-government go still pay back from another stolen people-government money(good news)

I still find it hard to believe that teachers salary is paid in cash.
Going by the frequency of the robbery of the teachers' salary (three), I would say that some senior official is indirectly channeling the money to fund boko haram by providing them with easy pickings.

Nawa o..my own b say if na 1 or some of d teachers collabo wit d arm robbers dat 1 na der concern.bt if na d govmnt conive wit dis guyz 2 steal dis poor teachers salary.i tell u,..stricke level activated..

Yomieluv: Lol,i cant help but laff at things happening in nigeria in 2012..we are indeed giant of Africa!

please stop pointing at Nigeria as whole,northern Nigeria is zero in term of civilization. This's rarely happen in other regions.