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Sodomy: Governor suspends District Head

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For allegedly sodomizing a six-year-old boy, Yobe Governor, Mai Mala Bunni, has suspended Alhaji Lawan Mari, the District Head of Fannami in Bade local Government Area of the state.

According to the Commissioner for Information, Home Affairs and Culture, Abdullahi Bego, the governor has directed swift action against the district head.
“His Excellency, Governor Mai Mala Buni, has directed that appropriate administrative and legal measures be taken swiftly to investigate and prosecute the matter.

“Consequently, the traditional ruler involved has been suspended indefinitely from his position as ward head of Fannami Ward, Gashu’a, pending the outcome of the police investigation into the matter,” he said in a statement.

He said a letter of suspension had already been served on the district head by Bade Local Government.

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