The Bauchi State Government has sacked one Sani Mohammed Tirwun, a Secretarial Assistant with the State Hospitals Management Board, for fraud.

Tirwun was found guilty of falsifying records, issuing fake appointment letters, illegally posting illegal staff, faking the Board’s Staff Officer’s signature, and altering posting letters.

These offenses violate Chapter (4) Section 4 Rule 108, item xvii, xiv, xv of Bauchi State Public Service Regulation 2017.

Tirwun is also alleged to have collected over one million Naira for issuing fake appointment letters as well as collecting the sum of N250,000, N200,000, and N150,000 respectively for inserting the victims among the approved posting.

Announcing the dismissal, the Information Officer, Bauchi state Civil Service Commission, Saleh Umar said “The Bauchi State Civil Service Commission has dismissed one Sani Mohammed Tirwun, a Secretarial Assistant II of the Bauchi atate Hospitals Management Board for an act of serious misconduct.

“The commission considered the dismissal during its 22nd plenary session held at the Conference Hall of the Commission on 5th October 2023. Sani Mohammed was found guilty by the Disciplinary Committee of the Hospitals Management Board for falsification of record, issuance of fake appointment letters, illegal posting of illegal staff, faking of the Board’s Staff Officer’s signature and alteration of posting letter.

The Chairman of the Bauchi State Civil Service Commission, Abubakar Usman, who presided over the sitting, reiterated the Commission’s consistency in the discharge of its assignment under his leadership.

He described Tirwun’s actions as dishonest and unbearable and called on job seekers to be extra careful with such people.

The Commission advised the victims to get redress at the appropriate Agencies.