Buhari Loses Personal Bodyguard

By Ayodele Olwafemi

President Muhammadu Buhari has lost one of his bodyguards WO Lawal Mato, the presidency has announced.

Mato according to a statement issued by presidential media aide, Garba Shehu died after a three year battle with diabetes.

The President described the officer, who had been working with him for many years before he won the 2015 elections, as “very thorough, trustworthy and dependable soldier who carried out his duty with diligence and focus.’’

President Buhari prayed that Allah will ease his passage to paradise and grant his family, government and people of Jigawa State, the fortitude to bear the loss.

WO Mato was part of a team that former President Umaru Musa Yar’adua restored to President Buhari as personal security and he had been off full duty for three years, treating diabetes.

The President’s media aide, Garba Shehu, said in a statement that Mato died after struggling with diabetes for three years.

The death occurred four days after the president lost his top aide and chief of staff, Mallam Abba Kyari.

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