Village head, councillor arrested for selling community transformer

The Gombe State Police Command has arrested Mohammed Majidadi, the village head of Garin Majidadi in Kumo Akko Local Government Area, for alleged theft and sale of a community transformer.

Majidadi was arrested alongside a councillor representing Kumo East, Abdullahi Panda and one Muhammad Sani of Sarkin Yaki Quarters.

Parading the suspects, the police spokesperson, Buhari Abdullahi explained that credible intelligence reports from the Akko Division led to the arrest and the recovery of the stolen transformer from Garin Majidadi village.

“It was discovered during the investigation that the transformer was sold to Bello Ardo Kumo at N1.5 million.”

Speaking with newsmen, the village head, Muhammad Majidadi, narrated that the transformer had been faulty for over 10 years with some of its parts stolen by miscreants.

“We held a meeting with the community and we all agreed to sell the transformer and use the money to sink boreholes. However, we were in the process of finding a buyer when the Police arrested us,” Majidadi stated.

The councillor, Abdullahi Panda, however, denied authorising Majidadi to sell the transformer, claiming to have instructed the village head to put the plan in writing and inform the district head.

Village head, councillor arrested for selling community transformer

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