Kogi State House of Assembly has suspended the Chairman Okene Local Government Area, Abdulrazak Muhammed Yusuf with immediate effect.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!This followed a report from the Department of State Security Services which passed through the office of the Governor to the House alleging that the suspended chairman used his position as council chairman to carry out undue arrest, intimidate and torture any one against his oziogu clan and faith.
The Speaker, Prince Mathew Kolawole who read the letter on Tuesday Plenary said the Council Chairman would remain suspended until the investigations are completed.
Prince Kolawole directed the Vice Chairman of the Local Government to immediately take over the affairs of the council.
He also directed the house committee on Local Government to carryout an independent investigation and report back to the house.