Governor Mourns As Police Probe Claims Dead Commissioner Was Poisoned

The Borno State police command has commenced investigation into the death of the state’s commissioner for Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RRR), Engr Ibrahim Idriss Garba, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau has confirmed. 

The police investigation is upon allegations in some quarters that the Garba may have been poisoned. Other sources said he may have died from a heart related problem.

It was gathered that the state commissioner of police was at the house at which Engr Ibrahim died in Maiduguri on Saturday, the spokesperson added.

Reacting to the death of Ibrahim Idriss Garba, the governor’s spokesman, added:

“Governor Babagana Umara Zulum received the news with intense shock and profound grief. The Governor mourns alongside the late commissioner’s family, other loved ones, friends, associates, and members of the state executive council.

“Late Engr Ibrahim Idriss Garba was the Governor’s Special Adviser on Special Projects before he was elevated and appointed commissioner of RRR, at the commencement of Zulum’s ongoing second term.

“May Allah forgive the commissioner’s shortcomings and admit him into Aljanna.”

GWG.ng reports that just before this death, Ibrahim Idriss Garba survived an accident while on the convoy of the governor during one of Zulum’s regular inspection of projects and interactions with the citizenry in Borno South.

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