The Kaduna State government has confirmed the death of the abducted traditional ruler of Atom Adara Chiefdom, Maiwada Galadima.
Senior Special Assistant to the governor on Media and Publicity, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
He described the killing of the traditional ruler in Kachia Local Government Area of the state as inhuman.
Gunmen had intercepted the convoy of the royal father at Maikyali village along Kaduna-Kachia Road on Friday last week and opened fire on the vehicles which forced them to come to a halt.
During the operation, the traditional ruler’s police orderly and three others in his convoy were shot dead by the gunmen who later took him and his wife away to an unknown location.
The traditional ruler’s wife had regained her freedom two days after, but he was held hostage by his abductors who demanded a ransom from his family.
