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Borno Commissioner’s Dies One Month After Surviving Convoy Crash
Barely a month ago, the deceased survived an accident while on Governor Zulum’s convoy
Maiduguri, Borno State– Commissioner for Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, and Resettlement (RRR) in Borno State, Engr. Ibrahim Idriss Garba, died a month after miraculously surviving an accident.
It was reportedly passed away on the night of Friday, October 20.
Malam Isa Gusau, the spokesperson for Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, confirmed the incident and said that the police have initiated an investigation.
Gusau said: “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,” he said.
“Barely a month ago, the deceased survived an accident while on Governor Zulum’s convoy during a week tour in southern Borno.”