Father of Zamfara State House of Assembly Speaker, Alhaji Muazu Abubakar Magarya has been confirmed dead in the hands of his captors.
In an interview with the brother of the deceased, Malam Dahiru Saraki Magarya, who was abducted along with the late Abubakar Magarya, confirmed the development to new men at the state police headquarters in Gusau on Saturday.
It will be recalled that the deceased was kidnapped eight weeks ago together with his wife, three weeks old boy and three others. He reportedly died following a heart failure.
“It was one of bandit kingpin 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.
“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 a heart attack few hours to our rescue”, Malam Magarya said.
Hauwau Muazu Magarya, who was a wife to the father of the Speaker, told newsmen that she heard one of the bandits saying her husband had died.
“When I heard him saying my husband was 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 5 August 2021, bandits in their hundreds stormed Magarya town in Zurmi Emirate Council of Zamfara State and kidnapped many people including the father of the Speaker who is now late.
