Tension as Nigerian governor suspends powerful monarch, cites reason

• The paramount ruler of the Swali Community successful Yenagoa LGA, HRH Wilcox Seiyefa Job, has been suspended by Bayelsa authorities politician Douye Diri
• The salient monarch successful Bayelsa authorities was suspended with contiguous effect pursuing his son's engagement successful cult-related activities
• The Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Mrs. Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai, confirmed the suspension successful a connection and shared further details

Legit.ng writer Esther Odili has implicit 2 years of acquisition covering governmental parties and movements.

Bayelsa state, Jalingo - Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa authorities has approved the suspension of the Paramount Ruler of Swali Community successful Yenagoa Local Government Area, HRH Wilcox Seiyefa Job.

Governor Douye Diri has suspended a accepted ruler successful Bayelsa state. Photo credit: Douye Diri
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Bayelsa monarch suspended implicit son's nexus to cultism, violence

The suspension takes contiguous effect, was confirmed successful a connection by the Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Mrs. Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai and the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Chief Thompson Amule.

As reported by The Nation, the politician said the monarch’s suspension was owed to his inability to amusement enactment expected of his presumption successful the combat against transgression and cultism.

The connection reads:

“The Monarch’s suspension is owed to the accepted ruler’s inability to amusement enactment expected of his presumption successful the combat against transgression and cultism amidst credible quality that 2 of his sons are progressive successful cult activities successful the community.“The Commissioner of Police has been directed to state the 2 royal sons and each those progressive successful cultism successful Swali wanted. All those progressive are to beryllium arrested for probe and prosecution.”

Governor Diri suspended the accepted ruler implicit his son's nexus to cultism and unit successful Bayelsa state. Photo credit: Douye Diri
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This is not the archetypal clip that a Nigerian politician volition instrumentality enactment against. A Magistrate tribunal reportedly remanded a accepted ruler, Oba Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi, astatine the Ilaro Correctional Centre successful Ogun state.

Oba Ogunjobi was remanded successful custody aft failing to conscionable the bail information granted him for assault.

The monarch got into occupation aft helium was seen successful a viral video assaulting a 73-year-old man, Abraham Areola.

Legit.ng reported that Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa authorities has taken enactment against the Emir of Daware, Alhaji Hassan Ja’afaru.

Fintiri suspended Emir Ja’afaru pursuing a bid of complaints of maladministration, corruption, etc.

The Permanent Secretary of Chieftiancy Affairs, Adama Mamman, made this known successful a missive dated April 25, 2025.

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Similarly, Legit.ng reported that the Olorile of Orile-Ifo, Oba Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi, was suspended for six months implicit what was termed "uncivil conduct".

The Ogun authorities authorities led by Governor Dapo Abiodun announced the monarch's suspension successful a connection made disposable to the press.

The monarch was allegedly seen successful a viral video assaulting a 73-year-old main identified arsenic Areola Abraham, implicit a chieftaincy tussle.

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