Village chief and city councilor suspended for alleged theft

The Gombe State Government has suspended Mohammed Majidadi, the village head of Garin Majidadi in Akko Local Government Area, following allegations of theft.

In addition, Abdullahi M. Panda, a councilor from Kumo East district, was suspended.

Government Secretary Ibrahim Njodi said in a statement on Friday that Gombe State Governor Inuwa Yahaya had ordered the immediate suspension of the affected personnel.

“The suspensions come in the wake of recent developments surrounding the two officers paraded by the Gombe State Police and currently on trial on charges of conspiracy to steal and subsequently sell a municipal electricity transformer in Garin Majidadi,” the statement said.

“The suspension of both officials is a preventive measure to ensure that there is no interference in the legal process.”

He said Governor Yahaya reiterated his administration’s commitment to upholding the rule of law and expressed confidence that justice will prevail and the law will take its course, not only against Majidadi and Panda, but also against all other persons guilty of complicity in the theft.