Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has suspended the Emir of Birnin ‘Yandoto in Tsafe Local Government Area of the state, Alhaji Aliyu Marafa, for conferring a chieftaincy title on a banditry kingpin, Ado Alero.
Recall that the bandit leader, Alero was turbaned as the Sarkin Fulani by the Emir, on Saturday.
The decision to confer the title on the banditry kingpin, it was said, was premised on the pivotal role he (ALero) played during a recent peace process locally arranged between the emirate and the bandits terrorising Tsafe Local Government Area.
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However, in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Malam Kabiru Balarabe Sardauna, the state government distanced itself from all the processes and announced the suspension of the emir with immediate effect.
It assigned the District Head of ‘Yandoto, Alh. Mahe Garba Marafa, to take charge of the affairs of the Emirate until further notice.
The state government also raised a six-man committee, headed by Yahaya Chado Gora, to investigate the circumstances leading to the action of the Emir.
