Katsina Emirate Council Sacks District Head For Aiding Banditry
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by Our Correspondent
KATSINA: In its resolved bid to tackle insecurity headon, the Katsina Emirate Council has dismissed Sarkin Pawwan Katsina, (district head of Kankara), Alhaji Yusuf Lawal over alleged aiding and abetting banditry in the district.
His dismissal was however said to have been effected on Friday, May 21st, after the Emirate received a letter from the State government which also allegedly indicted him of all the allegations levelled against him.
The allegations essentially bordered on alleged aiding and abetting banditry activities in his district.
The Emirate spokesperson ( Sarkin Labarai) Alhaji Ibrahim Bindawa confirmed the development to our Correspondent.
Bindawa said; “The Emirate dismissed him yesterday (Friday, May 21st) after a letter was received from the State Government which also indicted him of allegations levelled against him which led to his initial suspension.”
It could, however, not be determined as at press time whether Lawal had been handed over to the Police or whether he would be prosecuted as Bindawa declared that he did not know anything concerning the issue.
”All I can say for now is that the Emirate council has dismissed him”, he said in response to enquiries on what becomes of Lawal after the dismissal.
It was further learnt that a committee set up by the Emirate, after meeting security officials and other stakeholders especially from Kankara district, found Lawal guilty of aiding and abetting banditry and kidnapping in his domain.
He was also found guilty of allegedly frustrating efforts to tackle bandits.
Efforts by our Correspondent to get Lawal’s reaction on the development were to no avail. His phone lines were not going through.
It was revealed that the Emirate initially suspended Lawal in April( last month).
It would be recalled that Kankara Community was where bandits abducted 344 students of Government Science Secondary School from their hostel in the town last December, though the students were rescued six days later.
