Governor Matawalle Reinstates monarch suspended for turbanning notorious bandit leader
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara, has approved the reinstatement of Emir of Yandoto, Alhaji Aliyu Marafa to the throne of Emir of Birnin Yandoto.
Marafa, the Emir of Birnin Yandoto, was suspended for turbanning a notorious bandit leader, Ado Aleiru.
In a statement on Sunday, April 23, the Secretary to the Zamfara State Government, Kabiru Balarabe Sardauna, announced that Marafa has been reinstated as the Emir of Birnin Yandoto.
The statement reads: “This is to inform the public that His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Zamfara State, Hon. Bello Mohammed Matawalle, MON, (Shatiman Sokoto), has approved the reinstatement of Alh. Aliyu Garba Marafa as the Emir of Birnin Yandoto.
“His reinstatement is based on the recommendations of the committee constituted to investigate all issues pertaining to the conferment of a traditional title to a repentant bandit, Ado Aleiru. The committee found no evidence of any ill motive or collaboration between the Emir and the bandit.
“Based on the findings of the committee, the traditional title was conferred on the repentant bandit as part of peace-building efforts between the repentant bandit and banditry-affected communities in Tsafe and Gusau Local Government Areas, which include Yandoto town. The reinstatement takes immediate effect.”
Recall that Zamfara government suspended the Emir of Yandoto on July 18, 2022 for the confirmation of a traditional title” Sarkin Fulanin Yandoto ” to Ado Aleiru, an alleged notorious bandit.
The conferment generated public outcry that led to the postponement of the ceremony and since then the state government constituted committee to investigate the matter.
