An accounts officer at Kano Zoological Gardens has said that a gorilla ‘swallowed‘ N6.8 million cash realised from gate fees during Eid-el-Fitr celebration last week.
The officer claimed that the gorilla sneaked into an office where the money was kept and then proceeded to ‘swallow’ it.
Police have begun investigation on the matter and are questioning 10 people.
The zoo’s managing director, Umar Kashekobo, confirmed that money was missing but he did not give details.
“Police are investigating what happened. All I can say is money is missing,” Mr Kashekobo said.
Kano police spokesman, Abdullahi Haruna, also confirmed the missing money to the BBC.
“Yes, it is true that money from five days of Sallah festivities is missing from the Kano zoo. As at now, we have arrested 10 members of staff of the zoo including the security man and those working in the finance unit,” Mr Haruna said.
Kano-based Freedom Radio had, earlier in the week, interviewed someone from the zoo’s finance department who said a gorilla sneaked into the office, stole the money and then swallowed it.
Last year, an official of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Benue state claimed that a ‘spiritual’ snake entered into the organisation’s office in Makurdi and ate N36 million cash.
