Adamawa State House of Assembly Speaker slaps Police orderly over complaints of non-payment of allowances

Hon. Kabiru Mijinyawa

Kabiru Mijinyawa, Speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly is reported on Thursday to have slapped one of the policemen attached to him, for his complaints of non-payment of his allowances.

According to eye witnesses, the Speaker got angry when the policeman complained about non-payment of his allowances.

The Speaker grabbed the police sergeant and slapped him severally until he was rescued by some security men around.

A reporter who witnessed the scene in Yola said, “The dazed sergeant was rescued by a civil defense man who had to remind the Speaker that he was beating up a policeman,”.

The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Othman Abubakar confirmed the development, saying the commander in charge of Yola Area Command was handling the matter.

The Speaker is yet to release any official statement pertaining to the incident.