The Jigawa State Government says one hundred and thirty civil servants died while in active service in the state in the month of July 2021.
Executive Chairman, state and local government contributory pension scheme board, Hashim Adamu Fagam disclosed this while paying benefits of the deceased persons to their families.
He said those who died were from the state, local Government and local education authority.
Fagam explained that forty-six workers died in the state civil service, thirty-nine died in the local government civil service while forty-five died in the local government education authority.
“A total of 130 Civil servants died in active service, 46 from the state Civil service,39 from local Government Civil service and 45 from local education authority”
He said the state government had spent N295,762,275.52 as death benefits to the families of the deceased.
Fagam added that the scheme had also paid N872,790,715.50 as benefits to 534 retired Civil servants for the month of July.
“A total of #1,222,672,029.59 was paid to 725 beneficiaries as retirement benefit, death benefit, death pension balance, refund of 8% contribution for the month of July,” he said.
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