Alhaji Abubakar Magarya, father of the Speaker of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, Nasiru Magarya, has died in the captivity of bandits.
Magarya, who was the District Head of Magarya village, had been kidnaped by bandits eight weeks ago alongside his wife, Hauwa’u, and three-week-old baby. He was said to have died in the bandits’s captivity as a result of heart failure.
JomogNews Nigeria reports that, the brother of the deceased Malam Dahiru Saraki Magarya who was abducted along with the late Abubakar Magarya confirmed the development to newsmen at the State Police headquarters Gusau on Sunday.
“Malam Magarya said it was one of the bandit kingpins popularly known as Kachalla that informed him a day to their rescue by the security that his brother was dead due to heart failure while in captivity”, blueprint newspaper captured.
“Although, we were separated when they kidnapped us, they took my brother to other camps, but it was Kachalla, one of the commanders of the Bandits who told me about the death of my brother as a result of heart attack few hours to our rescue,”
Hauwau Muazu Magarya who was a wife to the father of the Speaker told news men that, “she heard one of the bandits saying her husband has died”.
“When I heard him saying my husband is dead, I was shocked, but I submitted everything to Almighty God and I told my people that we were kidnapped together, but they ignored my information,” she added.
On August 5, 2021, Bandits in their hundreds stormed Magarya town in Zurmi emirate council of Zamfara, and kidnapped many people including the father of the Speaker now late.
Efforts to talk to the Speaker failed as his phone lines could not be reached.
Meanwhile, the Zamfara State Police Command said it arrested 21 bandits and neutralised five others in the operation leading to the victims’ rescue.
Speaking to newsmen in Gusau, the Commissioner of Police, Ayuba Elkana, said, “Eight weeks ago, bandits abducted some people in the Speakers’ hometown, and I am happy to tell you that five of them have been rescued today.
“Since the implementation of the new security measures by the state governor, Bello Matawalle, one month ago, the police and other security agencies have carried out assaults on identified bandits’ locations to ensure that the state is completely rid of activities of recalcitrant bandits and other criminal elements.”
According to the police boss, attacks and abductions have drastically reduced in the state as a result of the commitment and sacrifices of the police and other security agencies.
