The governor of Gombe State, Inuwa Yahaya, has approved the immediate suspension of the Village Head of Garin Majidadi in Akko Local Government Area (LGA), Mohammed Majidadi, over his alleged involvement in a transformer theft.
The Governor also announced the suspension of the councillor representing Kumo East Ward, Abdullahi Panda.
The two suspensions are contained in a statement issued by the director general, press affairs, Government House, Gombe, Ismaila Misili, and made available to journalists on Friday.
The suspensions came in the wake of their arrest and subsequent parade by the state police command as well as their arraignment over allegations of conspiracy in the theft and sale of a community electricity transformer at Garin Majidadi.
Mr Misili stated that the suspension of both officials was a preventive measure to ensure that there was no interference in the legal process.
He quoted the governor to have expressed his administration’s commitment to always uphold the rule of law.
According to him, the governor further expressed confidence that justice would prevail and that the law would take its course, not only against Majidadi and Panda but also against any other individuals found to be complicit in the theft.