Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello has suspended Musa Isah Achuja, the Ohi of Eganyi, following the killing of policemen and vigilantes in Ajaokuta LGA of the state,<\/p>\n
Achuja is the chairman of the Ajaokuta traditional area council.<\/p>\n
The governor said the monarch\u2019s suspension is in connection with the attack on the security personnel on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Recall that\u00a0gunmen ambushed the security personnel at Jidda-Bassa community in Ajaokuta LGA of Kogi, killing three police officers and five vigilantes.<\/p>\n
The governor announced the monarch\u2019s suspension in a statement issued by Onogwu Muhammed, his chief press secretary.<\/p>\n
He warned that his administration will punish any traditional ruler with links to terrorists.<\/p>\n
Bello also issued a query to Mustapha Aka\u2019aba, Ajaokuta LGA chairman, through a letter to the commissioner for local government and chieftaincy affairs, demanding a reply within 24 hours.<\/p>\n
The governor directed a halt to unofficial movements of local government council chairmen out of their territories without due process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello has suspended Musa Isah Achuja, the Ohi of Eganyi, following the killing of policemen and vigilantes in Ajaokuta LGA of the state, Achuja is the chairman of the Ajaokuta traditional area council. The governor said the monarch\u2019s suspension is in connection with the attack on the security personnel on Saturday. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":100314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_override_bookmark_settings":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43140,35,43139,43141,97],"class_list":["post-207160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","tag-ajaokuta-lga","tag-killing","tag-musa-isah-achuja-the-ohi-of-eganyi","tag-slain-policeman","tag-yahaya-bello"],"yoast_head":"\n