Checks by our correspondent also revealed that besides the senior officer dismissed in the commission’s FCT office, some other NIMC workers were also sacked for engaging in extortion and bribery. It, however, warned that supervisors would be held responsible for the actions of their subordinates, especially when it concerns extortion or bribery. However, sources in the NIMC, who asked not to be named, said poor funding and poor welfare packages for workers were responsible for cases of extortion in the NIN enrolment exercise. Rather, according to the source, salaries of NIMC workers are being slashed for undisclosed reasons. However, when asked to respond to allegations that NIMC management encouraged extortion by directing workers to solicit financial support, she insisted that extortion was not the same thing as seeking assistance.

Source: Punch December 29, 2019 01:30 UTC