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Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II
By BASHIR BELLO
The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has suspended the Village Head of Rikadawa, Malam Rabi’u Yusuf, in Madobi Local Government Area, over alleged involvement in land racketeering.
The suspension followed complaints from community members who accused the village head and Isah Dahiru, son of the District Head, of selling lands belonging to the District Head of Madobi, Alhaji Sale Musa-Kwankwaso, without permission.
The Matawalle of Kano, Alhaji Ali Ibrahim-Ahmad, and the Waziri of Kano, Alhaji Sa’ad Shehu-Gidado, announced the Emir’s decision after receiving the complaint.
According to the Emir, the action amounted to a betrayal of the trust reposed in him by the Kano Emirate.
He said the village head remains suspended pending the outcome of investigations.
One of the complainants, Muddasir Dahiru, said he had petitioned the Emir after the district head’s land was sold to him without the owner’s knowledge, an act he said violated rights. (NAN)
