Niger: Emir suspends councillors for harbouring Fulani herdsmen

The Emir of Borgu in Niger State, Alhaji Muhammed Haliru Dantoro, has approved the immediate suspension of some senior councillors of the Emirate following allegations of their harbouring and aiding the movement of hostile Fulani herdsmen into the Emirate contrary to the directives of the Emir and the Niger State Government.
The suspensions were handed to the councillors after an emergency meeting held at the Gbemusu palace on Saturday evening to review the security situation in the Emirate.
Those suspended indefinitely are Wazirin Borgu, Ubandoman Borgu, Madakin Borgu, Garkuwan Borgu and Sadaukin Borgu.
In a statement by the Secretary, Borgu Emirate Council, Abubakar Jubriel, the Emir said the suspension is with immediate effect “because the Emirate will not allow anything that will jeopardise the efforts of the government at addressing the security challenge facing it.”