Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai has dethroned the traditional rulers of Piriga and Arak Chiefdoms, Jonathan Zamuna and Aliyu Yammah.
A statement by the Commissioner of Local Government, Umma Ahmad said the sack of the two traditional rulers was with immediate effect.
She explained that the government found unacceptable the response of the deposed ruler of Arak, to the query regarding his appointment of four district heads, contrary to the one approved for his chiefdom, and his non-residence within Arak chiefdom.
She added that the deposition of Zamuna followed the recent communal clashes between the Gure and Kitimi communities of Piriga chiefdom in Lere LGA, and his non-residence within the chiefdom.
The statement also announced the immediate disengagement of the village heads of Aban, Abujan Mada and Anjil in Arak Chiefdom.
