Nigerian Bauchi state sacks village rulers

One thousand one hundred traditional rulers have been sacked in the northern Nigerian state of Bauchi. 

The state government said the affected village and district heads were not properly installed by the previous administration which was voted out of office last year. 

The speaker of the state legislature also told the media that the traditional rulers had failed to maintain peace and security and deal effectively with land disputes. He said a new law would be enacted to streamline the process of appointing traditional leaders. 

The deposed traditional rulers were appointed between 2014 and 2015 by the previous government when hundreds of district and village areas were created in the state. 

Speaking to the media, one of the rulers, Husaini Abubakar Othman, said he is yet to receive an official letter informing him of his dismissal. 

He refuted allegations that they had not been properly appointed and cautioned politicians against meddling in affairs of traditional institutions. 

BBC