The National Executive Committee, NEC, of Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has suspended the Chairman of Board of Trustees, Alhaji Bashir Dalhatu, and ordered a forensic audit of the forum’s finances following allegations of misappropriation and breach of due process.

The decision was reached during the emergency NEC meeting held at Nigerian Teachers Institute conference hall, in Kaduna.

The police barricaded the forum’s office situated at Sokoto Road, Unguwar Rimi Kaduna, forcing members to relocate to an alternative venue.

Addressing the newsmen, Professor Tukur Mohamed Baba, ACF National Publicity Secretary, and member of both the National Executive and Working Committees, said the meeting proceeded despite the blockade.

He also explained that the police action, reportedly carried out on orders from the top, prevented staff and delegates from accessing the original venue, with workers chased out early in the morning. The NEC condemned the disruption but said it had successfully covered its agenda.