Gunmen suspected to be bandits have struck along the Kaduna-Zaria highway killing a member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Rilwanu Aminu Gadagau, and abducted many others.
It was gathered that the incident happened on Monday night, and that the lawmaker’s body was recovered from a nearby bush where it was dumped.
The Clerk, Kaduna State House of Assembly, Bello Zubairu, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Kaduna on Wednesday.
The late lawmaker represented Giwa West Constituency in the Assembly and was the Chairman of the Committee on Local Government and Rural Development of House before his death.
Reacting to the development, the Speaker of the State House Assembly, Yusuf Zailani described the lawmaker death as devastating and a great loss to the people of kaduna state.
In a statement signed by his Special Assistant, Media and Publicity, Ibrahim Danfulan on Wednesday, he stated that the remains of the lawmaker were discovered in a morgue on Wednesday, among those killed by bandits on Monday night along Kaduna-Zaria Highway.
“He died during bandits attack along Zaria highway. This is tragic and painful. We are in deep grief over this sad incident.
“Our prayers at this time goes 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,” the statement concluded.
Kaduna has been a hub for the activities of bandits with daily reports of attacks and deaths of innocent civilians. The government recently joined neighbouring states like Katsina,. Zamfara to shutdown its telecommunications networks in a bid to disrupt the activities of bandits and support the military onslaught.