Zamfara State Government has approved the immediate removal of two Emirs.
They are Emir of Zurmi, Abubakar Atiku and Emir of Dan-sadau, Hussaini Umar.
Similarly, the state government also approved the immediate removal of district Head of Birnin Tsaba, Sulaiman Ibrahim (Dan-yabin Birnin Tsaba)
This was revealed to newsmen by the State Commissioner of Information, Ibrahim Magaji Dosara shortly after the state executive Council meeting at Government House, Gusau.
“This follows a decision taken at the Council meeting chaired by the Acting Governor of Zamfara State, Hassan Mohammed Nasiha Gusau held at the Council Chamber.”
“The Council upheld the recommendation of a six-man White paper committee set up by the Government to review the report of two separate committees earlier set up to investigate the involvement of the three traditional rulers in the activities of banditry in the state,” Dosara explained.
According to the Commissioner, the three impeached Monarchs were earlier suspended by the state Government following wide allegations of serious involvement in the act of Banditry in the state.
He added that, the findings of the Committees also revealed abuse of Land act in their respective domain and the government ordered the reversal the illegal allocation of the lands.
Recalled, the monarchs have been in detention at Government House for several months.
Abdulrazak Kaura