The Jigawa State Government has uncovered 6,348 ghost workers following a staff verification exercise conducted across the state.

Mr. Sagir Musa, Commissioner for Information, Youths, Sports, and Culture, announced this in a statement on Tuesday, December 17, in Dutse.

He revealed that the report of the Statewide Staff Audit Biometric Data Capture and Validation Exercise exposed the ghost workers, leading to a monthly savings of over N314 million for the government.

Musa stated that the State Executive Council had reviewed the report and approved the establishment of a Continuous Capture Centre (CCC) at the Office of the Head of Civil Service.

He explained that the centre would accelerate the completion of the data capture and validation process, which is part of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Management System (IPPMS).

“The exercise resulted in the detection of 6,348 ghost workers and significantly saved cost with an average of N314,657,342.06 per month and N3,775,888,809.72 per annum,” he said.