The Village Head of Butu-Butu, in Rimin-Gado LGA of Kano State, Ibrahim Abubakar II, has been suspended by Karaye emirate for selling land to Fulani herdsmen.
Ibrahim Abubakar II is the emir of Karaye, one of the four new emirates created in 2019 by Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
The suspension of the Village Head was announced by the spokesperson of the emirate, Haruna Muhammad Gunduwawa, via a press statement released yesterday.
According to the statement, “The Fulani migrants built a mosque on the land without following the due process, which ignites conflict with host community”.
“The suspension is to pave way for proper investigation by a committee set up to look into the allegations against the traditional ruler.
“The District Head of Rimin-Gado, Auwalu Ahmad Tukur (Magajin-Rafin Karaye) had earlier written a petition to the Emir of Karaye, Ibrahim Abubakar II reporting the wrongdoing of the Village Head”.
“The village head was cautioned by both the District Head’s office and Rimin-Gado local government council on selling the land”.
Meanwhile, the emirate has deployed the Madakin Shamaki, Habibu Umar, to oversee the affairs of the village pending the outcome of the investigation.
The emirate appealed to residents of Butu-Butu to support and cooperate with Umar to discharge his duty effectively.
The indiscriminate selling of land to non-residents contributed to the clashes that resulted in the loss of lives and property in Oke-Ogun and Ibarapa axis of Oyo State between February and April.
In May, Abdulganiyu Oloogunebi, the Aseyin of Iseyin in Oyo, warned residents of the state to “stop selling land to foreigners” whose nationality could not be determined.
