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Kindiki order promises return of era when big chiefs ruled with an iron fist

With armed police officers at their beck and call, chiefs and their assistants are set to regain the once-powerful stature that made them loved and hated in equal measure.

Chiefs' influence, power and authority was largely felt because of the presence of Administration Police (AP) officers attached to them.

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