BREAKING: Newly Appointed Borno Commissioner, Idris Garba, Is Dead
- Borno state governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has lost a commissioner, Engineer Ibrahim Idris Garba
- Engineer Garba was newly appointed as the commissioner of rehabilitation, reconstruction and resettlement
- He was said to have been confirmed dead at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital after he was brought in from his guest House at 777 Housing Estate
Maiduguri, Borno state - The newly appointed commissioner of rehabilitation, reconstruction and resettlement in Borno state, Engineer Ibrahim Idris Garba, is dead.
Garba reportedly died at his guest House in 777 Housing Estate in Maiduguri, the state capital.
Source: Twitter
A security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, who disclosed this via his X page (formerly known as Twitter), @ZagazOlaMakama, said Garba was allegedly poisoned.
Some other sources said Garba, who doubles as special adviser on projects monitoring, was suspected to have died from a heart-related ailment.
"What a great Loss The Newly appointed Borno Commissioner of Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Resettlement Is Dead. He died at his guest House in 777 Housing Estate. He was confirmed dead shortly after being admitted at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. He was poisoned"
Former commissioner in Lagos state Bosun Jeje passes on
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported the death of Bosun Jeje, a former Lagos state commissioner for housing.
The commissioner's death was announced by his elder brother, Pastor Adekunle Jeje, on his Facebook page on Saturday, September 2, 2023.
Legit.ng gathered that Jeje served as the commissioner for housing during ex-governor Babatunde Fashola’s administration.
Kaduna education commissioner dies
The Kaduna state commissioner of education, Prof Andrew Jonathan Nok, passed on.
Legit.ng gathered that a source at the Kaduna government house said the commissioner’s death was sudden.
The late professor of Biochemistry died on November 21, 2022, after a brief illness.
Hoodlums kill Borno lawmaker’s daughter
Meanwhile, hoodlums reportedly killed Fatima Bukar, the daughter of a lawmaker, around the Dikechiri Bayan Gidan Dambe area in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital.
The sad incident happened on Tuesday evening, October 17, around 6:30 pm, when Fatima's husband was said to have left the compound to a nearby mosque for prayers.
The victim’s father, Hon. Bukar Abacha, is a lawmaker representing Ngala State constituency in the Borno state House of Assembly.
Source: Legit.ng
