Bindow raises 6-man probe panel on Numan, Demsa crises

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz

Yola

Governor of Adamawa state, Muhammadu Bindow Jibrilla, has appointed a six-man Commission of Inquiry on the recent crises in Numan and Demsa local government areas of the state.
This was contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Ahmad Sajoh, yesterday in Yola, the state capital, indicating that Justice Adamu Hobong (retd.) would serve as chairman of the Commission and Aggrey Ali as secretary.
Other members, Sajoh said, are Fati Abubakar, Demian Dati, Aliyu Chiroma and Pius Raymond.
He said the governor approved the appointment of the members of the Commission to inquire into the crises in Numan and Demsa local government areas of the state.
The commissioner said the decision to appoint the committee was arrived at “after due consultation with the State Security Council and all relevant stakeholders.’’
He added that the step was also ‘’in pursuant to the powers conferred on the governor by Section 2 (1) of the Commission of Inquiry Law (CAP 34) Laws of Adamawa state of Nigeria, 1997.
He said the Commission would be inaugurated today.

 

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