District chief of the Zazzau Emirate in Kaduna suspended

The district head of Zazzau, Alhaji Mustapha Adamu Ubaidu, has been suspended indefinitely by the Zazzau Emirate Council for allegedly violating ethics and taking the law into his own hands.

The decision to suspend the district head was made at the meeting of the Emirate Council on Monday, according to a statement released by Abdullahi Aliyu Kwarbai, the Emir of Zazzau’s media and publicity advisor.

The statement continued, “in view of these, the Zazzau Emirate Council has immediately suspended Alhaji Mustapha Adamu Ubaidu, Marafan Yamman Zazzau from his traditional title indefinitely.” The council had received and discussed a number of complaints from residents of Anguwar Magajiya in Zaria city.

It went on to say that Yusuf Yahaya Sabo of Anguwar Magajiya had been found guilty of an offense for which the suspended traditional title holder had not been brought to justice.

The release warned all district, village, and ward heads in the emirate, as well as all traditional title holders, to desist from violating the code of ethics and taking the laws into their own hands, after the council found he had exceeded his traditional and constitutional mandate by taking law into his own hands.