Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has suspended indefinitely, the District Head of Badarawa in Shinkafi Emirate council, Surajo Namakkah for conferring a traditional title on a military officer once arrested for allegedly selling ammunition to bandits in the state.
The monarch was said to have conferred on the soldier the title of Durumbu of the council.
Unhappy with the development, in a statement on Friday by Director-General on Media to the Governor, Yusuf Idris, Matawalle announced the indefinite suspension of the district head over the alleged act.
Recall that Namakkah was recently arrested in possession of 20 rounds of 62mm live ammunition.
He was arrested at the point of handing over the ammunition to one Kabiru Bashiru of Maniya village, Shinkafi Emirate, after he allegedly collected an advance payment of N100,000 from bandits for the supply.
In the statement the governor vowed that everyone arrested in connection with banditry in the state must face the wrath of the law.
He said that monarchs in the state, henceforth, must get approval from the government before conferring traditional titles to avoid unnecessary embarrassment to the government and the traditional institution.
Noting that the involvement of some security personnel in banditry is saddening, he said such acts would sabotage ongoing operations and make it impossible to end banditry in the country.
He added, “The nation will not defeat the criminals with such bad eggs within the security architecture.”