Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- The Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, has sacked all district heads and traditional title holders in the newly created emirates and chiefdoms in the state.

He announced the dismissal on Wednesday at Gulak while presenting the staff of office to the new chief of Madagali, Ali Danburam.

"All district heads and traditional title holders who acquired titles from their old emirates and chiefdoms are to be dropped with immediate effect.

"I called on all the district heads concerned to transfer their loyalty, rights and privileges to the new emirates and chiefdoms," Mr Fintiri stated at the event.

Mr Fintiri had in December, created seven new emirates and chiefdoms. This brought the number of the state's emirates...