A member of the Kaduna House of Assembly, Rilwanu Gadagau, has been shot dead by gunmen suspected to be bandits along the Kaduna-Zaria Highway.
Gadagau, who before his death was representing Giwa Constituency of Kaduna was reportedly shot dead on Monday night, December 13, 2021, by bandits during the attack on travellers along the road.
According to a report by Channels, the body of the lawmaker was discovered on Wednesday morning near Mawai, a village about 13 kilometres from the Kaduna State capital.
It can be recalled that another prominent community leader, Sani Dogara was also reportedly killed by the bandits who abducted over 30 travellers in an operation that lasted more than two hours.
The Speaker of the Assembly, Yusuf Zailani confirmed the death of Gadagau in a statement on Wednesday.
The statement partly reads, “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.”
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