Nigeria, March 18 -- Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has sacked two of his special assistants for alleged gross misconduct.

The affected officials are Nnannna Nwangele, the special assistant to the Governor on Airport Security, and Felix Okemini, the senior special assistant to the Governor on Security (Ebonyi North).

The Secretary to the Ebonyi State Government, Grace Umezurike announced the sack of the officials in a statement on Tuesday.

The statement ordered the officials to hand over government properties in their possession to the Secretary to Ebonyi State Government, not later than 4p.m. today, 18 March 2025.

"The officers should henceforth not be seen anywhere around Government House or participate in any Government a...