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6:06 CAT | 12 Feb 2018
SPL / If true, the snake would have had to have eaten at least 36,000 bank notes
A Nigerian sales clerk has been suspended after she told auditors that a snake had eaten 36m naira.
That’s the equivalent of $100,000 or £72,250.
The clerk, Philomena Chieshe, was working at an office for the Nigerian examination board which collects exam fees.
The exam board, the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board, told the BBC that it dismissed her claim and has started disciplinary proceedings.
The incident has been ridiculed by Nigerians on social media.
One tweeter suggests it would be an unreasonable amount of bank notes for one snake to handle:
Strange snake swallows N36 million cash in JAMB office https://t.co/JNudrYc3EM pic.twitter.com/ZjCAtFaMzW
— Daily Post Nigeria (@DailyPostNGR) February 10, 2018
A Twitter account has even been set up for the snake. Which, it claims, is very tired:
I was swallowing money all night. Can someone recommend a good spot to chill with babes?
— The Nigerian Snake (@NigeriaSnake) February 10, 2018
Rapper Ycee tweeted disbelief:
Lol snake chop money for jamb office ??? I swear we are not serious
— ZAHEER! (@iam_YCEE) February 11, 2018
Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, tweeted its own take on the story:
#TheEagle shows no mercy for money-swallowing snake(s). pic.twitter.com/ljBJrHrZTp
— EFCC Nigeria (@officialEFCC) February 11, 2018
Source: BBC
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