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Gombe governor suspends village chief and town councillor over alleged transformer theft

TheoJune 29, 2024

Gombe Governor suspends village headman and councillor over alleged transformer theft – OsunDefender

The village head of Garin Majidadi in Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State, Mohammed Majidadi, has been suspended by the state governor.

Governor Muhammadu Yahaya also approved the suspension of Kumo East District Councillor Abdullahi Panda.

Gombe State Government Secretary, Professor Ibrahim Njodi, announced the immediate suspension of the two individuals in a statement on Friday.

The statement said: “The suspension follows 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.

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

Yahaya, who stressed his determination to always uphold the rule of law, expressed his confidence that justice will prevail and “that the law will take its course, not only against Majidadi and Panda, but also against all other persons guilty of complicity in the theft.”

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