NAN-H-58
Suspension
Omu-Aran (Kwara), Sept. 28, 2016 (NAN) A traditional chief in Odo-Owa, Oke-Ero Local Government Area of Kwara, High Chief Bunmi Popoola, has been suspended by the community’s traditional council over alleged criminal conduct and fetish practices.
The suspension order was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the town’s traditional ruler, the Olota of Odo-Owa, Oba Joshua Adimula.
The statement said the suspension of popoola, a king maker in the community, was with immediate effect.
He was until his suspension by the Oloota-in-Council the title holder of the Ojoko of Odo-Owa.
“The suspension becomes necessary in order to allow security operatives carry out their duties,” the statement said.
The statement urged Oke-Ero Local Government Area Traditional Council, government functionaries and security agencies to take note of the development.
It also reiterated the commitment and support of its people to the laudable programmmes of Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed.
The suspension of the high chief, NAN gathered, might not be unconnected with the recent death of a woman who allegedly died in the custody of the high chief under mysterious circumstance.
She was said to have been referred to Popoola when she took ill and had made shocking revelations against the chief before she died.
The victim’s death was said to have arose spontaneous reactions from the people, leading to the burning of Popoola’s houses in the community.
A senior police officer in Odo-Owa Police Command, who preferred anonymity, told NAN that the case file has been transferred to the State Police Headquarters, Ilorin, where the suspect was being interrogated.
The police spokesman in the state, Mr Ajayi Okasanmi, however, said he was still awaiting briefing on the development. (NAN)
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(Edited by Tola Okinbaloye and controlled by Mufutau Ojo)