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Bandits have killed a member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Rilwanu Gadagau, along the Kaduna-Zaria Highway

Bandits have killed a member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Rilwanu Gadagau, along the Kaduna-Zaria Highway. Gadagau, who represented Giwa Constituency of the…

Bandits have killed a member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Rilwanu Gadagau, along the Kaduna-Zaria Highway. 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.

Confirming the incident, the Speaker of the Assembly, Yusuf Zailani, described the death of the lawmaker as devastating. He revealed that Gadagau’s body was found near Mawai, a village just about thirteen kilometres from the State capital. Another traveller, one Sani Dogara was also reportedly killed by the bandits, was said to be among over thirty travellers abducted by the bandits who laid a siege on the road.

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