High court upholds dismissal of village head over gross insubordination in Niger

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High court upholds dismissal of village head over gross insubordination in Niger
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Justice Maimuna Abubakar of a Minna High Court has upheld the removal and dismissal of Amana Kakanda, the village head of Muye in Niger State, Abdulqadir Muhammad Maigari from office over gross insubordination in the state.

Mairiga was sacked during the immediate past administration of Governor Abubakar Bello in 2021 after being accused of gross insubordination by blowing royal trumpets during official outings. The village head, alongside some title holders from Muye then filed a suit at the high court through his Counsel, N. A Tanko and A. N Musu, challenging his removal while praying for the court to declare his dismissal illegal, null and void.

3 which was in favour of payment of the embattled royal father's withheld salary arrears during the period of his suspension before final dismissal while reliefs 1,2,4,5,6,7 and 8 were refused. According to her, the complainants failed to establish their case to be entitled to the reliefs sought except relief No. 3 which pertained to the payment of salary arrears.

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