Katsina Emirate Council has dismissed the District Head of Kankara, otherwise called Sarkin Pawwan Katsina, Alhaji Yusuf Lawal, for allegedly sponsoring bandits.
Recall that the District Head was suspended in April after he was found guilty of all the charges levelled against him by residents in his domain, mainly that he was sponsoring and aiding banditry as well as frustrating the ongoing efforts to tackle banditry in the area.
The Spokesman of the Emirate, Alhaji Ibrahim Bindawa told Channels Television that before the dismissal, a committee was set up by the Emirate. It was chaired by the Kauran Katsina, District Head of Rimi.
“The immediate suspension followed a series of complaints by the residents after which investigation was conducted.
“What happened was that the state government had hitherto directed the Emirate Council to commence investigation into the allegations levelled against the District Head by the residents.
“Upon completion of the investigation, the Emirate found him guilty and submitted its report to the state government where the government further directed the Emirate to dismiss him,” Bindawa explained.
In December 2020, 344 students were abducted from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara. The students were freed a week later following negotiations with with the bandits by the the Federal Government as well as Katsina and Zamfara State Governments.
Meanwhile, Boko Haram terrorists claimed responsibility for the abduction, saying that the attack was carried out to rein in un-Islamic practices in the School.
To prevent further abductions, the Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, in March shut all boarding schools in the state.
The state government further announced plans to deploy security dogs to protect school children across all the public boarding schools operating in the state.
