A member of Kaduna State House of Assembly, Rilwanu Gadagau, has been killed by bandits along Kaduna Zaria road, Yusuf Zailani, the Speaker of Kaduna House of Assembly said.
The Speaker described the death of the lawmaker as devastating.Bandits Kill Kaduna Lawmaker Along Zaria Road
In a statement on Wednesday, Zailani said Gadagau died during an attack by bandits along the highway and his body was recovered two days later.
“This is tragic and painful. We are in deep grief over this sad incident,” said Zailani who condoled with the lawmaker’s family and members of the Assembly over the incident.
“Our prayers at this time, go to his immediate family. Honourable Gadagau was a young and dynamic lawmaker, who had a passion for his constituency, state and Nigeria. We will miss his vibrant contributions.”
“Our hearts also go out to those kidnapped in the same operation, believing that they would be rescued by security operatives as soon as possible.”
Gadagau, who represented Giwa Constituency of the state, was the Chairman of the Committee on Local Government and Rural Development in the Assembly.
He was reported to have been killed on Monday night by bandits who attacked travellers along the road. The body of the lawmaker was later discovered on Wednesday morning.
Although police authorities in Kaduna have yet to react to the incident, a relative of the late lawmaker confirm the killing to Channels Television.
He revealed that Gadagau’s body was found near Mawai, a village just about 13 kilometres from the Kaduna State capital.
Another traveller, one Sani Dogara was also reportedly killed by the bandits. He was said to be among over 30 travellers abducted by the bandits who laid a siege on the road.
The operation on the highway, according to sources, lasted more than two hours.
