District Head In Buhari s Home State Suspended For Sponsoring Banditry, Kidnapping
The suspension followed widespread insecurity in Kankara, Katsina State, which is also President Muhammadu Buhari’s home state.
by SaharaReporters, New York
May 02, 2021
The district head of Kankara, Yusuf Lawal, has been suspended by the Katsina Emirate Council for allegedly sponsoring the activities of bandits in the region.
The suspension followed widespread insecurity in Kankara, Katsina State, which is also President Muhammadu Buhari’s home state.
In a statement on Sunday, Katsina Emirate’s secretary, Iro Bindawa said Lawal’s immediate suspension followed residents’ complaints of his villainous activities.
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The Katsina Emirate Council has suspended the Sarkin Pauwan Katsina, who is also the district head of Kankara, Yusuf Lawal, over alleged involvement in aiding and abating banditry activities in his domain.
This is contained in a statement signed by the Sallaman Katsina who is the Secretary to the emirate council, Mamman Ifo, on behalf of the Emir of Katsina, Abdulmumin Usman.
The statement dated April 30, 2021, did not reveal his real offence but instead added that the suspension was with immediate effect.
The spokesman for the Katsina Emirate Council, Iro Bindawa, who also confirmed the development said the suspended district head was under investigation.
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Comptroller, Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘C’ of the Nigeria Customs Service, Yusuf Lawal, left, displaying items seized by the Unit in Q1 2021 while addressing newsmen in Owerri, April 14, 2021
The Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘C’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it seized contraband worth N1.2 billion in the first quarter.
Comptroller of the Zone, Yusuf Lawal, said this in Owerri, Imo on Wednesday, while briefing newsmen on the achievements of the unit from January to March.
He listed the seized items to include 2,976 bags of 5kg each of foreign parboiled rice and 1,024 cartons of Colcaps medicament that had no certification from the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC).
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The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone C of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Wednesday said its officers intercepted 5,200 live ammunition and other contraband worth N1.3bilion in the last three months of 2021 in the South-South and South-East zones of the country.
In a press statement by the Public Relations Officer, FOU, Zone C, Jerry Attah and a copy made available to newsmen on Wednesday, the Customs Area Controller, Zone C, Compt. Yusuf Lawal said while N1.280billion were generated from seizures from contraband N7.6milion were raised as DN for cargoes that exited the seaports.