Following the killing of the Chief of Adara, Mr. Maiwada Galadima by his abductors, the Kaduna State government has announced the reinstatement of a 24-hour curfew on Kaduna metropolis and environs, including Kasuwan Magani, Kajuru, Kateri and Kachia.
Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, said in a statement that the curfew is effective from 11am till further notice.
According to him, it became necessary to take the action in order “to help maintain peace following the murder of the Chief of Adara, Mr. Maiwada Galadima in the hands of his abductors who took him away last Friday.
“The Kaduna State Government calls for calm in all our communities. The criminal elements who perpetrated this crime should not be allowed to divide us.
“This is a struggle between good, decent, law abiding people trying to uphold the peace and criminals who want to divide and destroy.
“It is not a struggle between religious or ethnic groups. Let no criminal find succour in faith or tribe.
“Let us unite against every criminal activity. Let us stand together as human beings who have a right to live in peace,” he said.
Our Correspondent reports that there is palpable tension in Kaduna as the first class traditional ruler, Agom Adara, Mr. Maiwada Raphael Galadima who was abducted last Friday with his wife was killed.
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The traditional ruler is believed to have been killed on Thursday and his body dumped at Kateri along Kaduna-Abuja expressway, before it was taken to St. Gerald Catholic Hospital in Kaduna early Friday morning.
Reports say that, the late Agom was shot twice in the head, as there were bullet wounds piercing through his ears and neck.
There are also unconfirmed reports that the kidnappers collected N10m ransom before killing the traditional ruler.
The killing of the monarch caused tension in Kaduna, as people on Friday morning started running back to their houses out of fear, even as fresh crisis was said to have started in Sabon Tasha area of the metropolis.
In a swift movement to douse the tension and nip the brewing crisis in bud, Gov. Nasir El-Rufai announced the reinstatment of a 24-hour curfew on the metropolis and environs.
It would be recalled that Agom Adara was kidnapped last week with this wife and driver on their way back to his palace in Kachia from Kasuwan Magani, where he and other leaders of the area alongside the state Governor went on assessment tour of crisis area.
During the abduction, four people were killed. The abductors at the weekend, released the wife of the monarch.
