Kano state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Tuesday said the Kano zoo where the sum of N6.8m was allegedly swallowed by a gorilla, does not habour such animal.
The BBC pidgin last week reported that an official of the zoo was quoted to have said that a gorilla swallowed the missing money from where it was kept.
However, in an interview with newsmen shortly after a meeting of APC governors with President Buhari on Tuesday, Ganduje said the money was stollen and that no animal was involved.
He said, “You know, l already directed the anti-corruption agency in Kano to wade into the issue and they are still investigating.”
“But all l can say now is that preliminary reports indicate that there was an armed robbery at the zoo and not the issue of gorilla. The issue of gorilla is junk journalism. This is because there is even no gorilla in that zoo. We are told that there was an armed robbery incident in which the entire safe at the zoo was carted away.
“The outcome of the investigation will let us know what actually happened. But l am sure that there is something wrong anyway.”
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