By HARUNA AHMED, Katsina-
The District Head of Kankara, also known as Sarkin Pawwan Katsina, Alhaji Yusuf Lawal, has been dismissed by the Katsina Emirate Council for sponsoring and aiding bandits terrorising the State.
It was learnt that the District Head was dismissed after he was found guilty of all the charges leveled against him by residents in his domain.
The Spokesman of the Emirate, Alhaji Ibrahim Bindawa told Channels Television that before the dismissal, the District Head was suspended earlier in this month for allegedly sponsoring the activities of bandits in Kankara, one of the frontline LGA bedeviled by insecurity in the state.
He revealed that a committee was set up by the Emirate and was chaired by the Kauran Katsina, District Head of Rimi, after meeting security officials and other stakeholders especially from the Kankara district found the District Head guilty of aiding bandits and kidnappers terrorising Kankara LGA.
“The immediate suspension followed series of complaints by the residents after which investigation was conducted”.
“What happened was that the State Government had hitherto directed the Emirate Council to commence investigation into the allegations leveled against the District Head by the residents”.
“Upon completion of the investigation, the Emirate found him guilty and submitted its report to the State Government where the Government further directed the Emirate to dismiss him,” Bindawa explained.
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