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Maiwada Raphael Galadima (November 11, 1954 - October 26, 2018) was the paramount ruler of Adara Chiefdom, a

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in southern

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, Nigeria. He was known by the title ''Agom Adara III''.

Early life

Galadima was born on November 11, 1954, at Ikuzeh, Rimau, Northern Region,

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(now Ikuzeh, Kufana District

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of southern

, Nigeria. As a child, he was groomed a

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, which was his childhood ambition. He came from a Catholic background.

Career

Before ascending the throne as the Agom (monarch) of the Adara people, Galadima worked as a textile operator, a clerical typist and a classroom teacher. He was one time an administrative officer and later became a unit head of the Department of Welfare and training of the ''Kaduna Local Government Service Commission'' before retiring to take up an appointment as the ''District Head'' of Rimau. As ''Agom Adara'', he became "the Commander of the National Association of the Nigerian students".

Kingship and death

Galadima became the monarch of the Adara nation on April 1, 2007, as ''Agom Adara III'' or the third indigenous ruler of the Adara Chiefdom, Adara Traditional Council, and remained so until his kidnap and murder in October, 2018. He was enthroned as a second class chief. However, in May, 2010 his Chiefdom was upgraded to a first class status, himself automatically assumed the status of a first class chief, probably due to the recognition of his positive relentlessly efforts in bringing relative peace in his chiefdom. His death was perceived as a state-organized affair as reported by various news media. ''Sahara Reporters'' gathered that the Royal Father died as a result of resistance of the attempts by the

Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, to restructure

in the state) which happened to be a part of the Adara Traditional Council's area of jurisdiction into an emirate, with another report that the kidnappers remarked thus: ''The Guardian'' reported that the kidnappers dumped his corpse at Kateri, located in nearby

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on October 26, 2018, after holding him ransom for about a week, kidnapped on his way from a meeting with the state governor in

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. It also reported the national president of the Adara Development Associated (ADA) suing for "''a peaceful, solemn and digified funeral befitting the nature and person of the late Agom''", who was buried on November 10, 2018, at Kachia. His seat had since been left unoccupied.

Legacy

He was described as a man of peace by the special assistant to the

Governor, Mr. Samuel Aruwan. In his words:

References

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