Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- The Kano State House of Assembly has suspended three local government chairmen for allegedly misappropriating public funds.

The suspended chairpersons are Abubakar Mustapha of Rogo Local Government; Bello Dadanya of Bagwai Local Government; and Alhassan Salisu of Bebeji Local Government.

The suspension was announced in a statement issued by Kamaluddeen Shawai, the chief press secretary to the Speaker of the House.

According to the statement, the decision followed the adoption of a report submitted by the House Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.

Presenting the report on behalf of the committee chairman, the Majority Leader of the House, Lawan Hussaini, stated that the Assembly had received multipl...