Saleh Idris, the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Roni Local Government Area of Jigawa State, has been suspended by the state’s chapter of the party over allegations of raping and impregnating his 14-year-old housemaid.
As the Punch reports, Idris’ suspension was contained in a statement signed by the state chairman, Aminu Sani Gumel, and made available to the press.
The report says the embattled chairman had been remanded by the Chief Magistrate’s Court in Dutse, the state capital, over the allegation.
It was reported that Idris was arrested by the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps on October 4 following a complaint by the victim’s brother.
The NSCDC’s spokesperson in the state, Adamu Shehu, also confirmed in a statement that the minor, after a laboratory test, was carrying “a healthy pregnancy of about four months and two weeks.”
The APC statement partly reads, “Following the allegation of rape and impregnation of minors and the outcome of the preliminary investigation of the state chapter, the party has come up with the following resolutions:
“That your act contravened Section 21.2(viii) and (x) of the APC 2022 Constitution as amended and that there is a need for further investigations.
“That (the party agreed) on the need for further investigation on the matter. Consequently, you are hereby suspended from the chairmanship of the party of Roni Local Government Area, spending the final report of the investigation.”
The party also ordered him to hand over its affairs to the local government area’s vice chairman.
