By Emmanuel Nduka
Armed bandits who laid siege along the notorious Kaduna-Zaria highway, have killed a lawmaker and kidnapped many others.
The lawmaker, Rilwanu Gadagau, is a member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly.
Gadagau was the Chairman of the Committee on Local Government and Rural Development of House before his death.
The House Clerk, Bello Zubairu, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Kaduna on Wednesday.
The late lawmaker represented Giwa West Constituency in the Assembly.
The incident was contained in a statement signed by his Special Assistant, Media and Publicity, Ibrahim Danfulan.
The statement noted 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,” the statement read.
