The Enugu State Government has suspended the Traditional Ruler of Obeagu Ugwuaji Autonomous Community in Enugu South Local Government Area, Igwe Christopher Nyia, over an alleged crisis rocking the community.
The suspension was announced on Tuesday by the State Commissioner for Chieftaincy Affairs, Dr. Charles Egumgbe, in a statement issued by the ministry’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Emeka Nebeife.
According to the statement, the suspension, which took effect on July 28, followed a directive from Governor Peter Mbah and was taken “in the interest of peace, order and good governance” in the community.
The government said the community has been engulfed in crisis following allegations of gross misconduct levelled against the monarch by members of the community.
It disclosed that an administrative panel of inquiry has been set up to investigate the remote causes of the crisis and determine the role, if any, played by the traditional ruler in the breakdown of law and order.
The panel will also identify individuals involved in the unrest and examine the roles played by traditional rulers and other persons connected to the disturbances.
The state government has given the panel two weeks to conclude its investigation and submit its report.
The latest suspension comes barely two weeks after the Ministry of Chieftaincy Affairs suspended three traditional rulers and four President-Generals from communities in Ezeagu Local Government Area over alleged misconduct linked to security infractions.
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