Wife of new police boss dies, buried in Kano
The remains of Maryam, 48, wife of Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar, was interred at Taurani Cemetery, Kano northwest Nigeria at noon today.
Maryam died at 5 a.m. this morning immediately after returning from hospital, said a family source.
Faced with the mounting insecurity laced with Boko Haram insurgence, IGP MD Abubakar’s mood at the cemetery and his family home this morning depicted that of a man in deep sorrow.
Clad in white brocade and cream-colour Hausa cap, MD Abubakar who flew into Kano this morning to pay last respect to his departed heart-throb, held back tears as he joined sympathizers to pray for the repose of Maryam’s death at his family house located on Gwandu Albasa, near the old Bank of the North building.
“I must tell you that Oga was devastated upon hearing the death of Madam. He wept silently; but you know that he is a man that is so strong that he can adjust to any condition,” one of IGP’s aides who insisted that the sudden departure of his wife will not affect his performance as Police boss.
Early sympathizers at the IGP’s white house include police chiefs within the state and Abuja , politicians and Benin Republic ’s Honourary Consul to Nigeria , Alhaji Muktari Ali Daura.
Meanwhile, the dawn to dusk curfew in Kano , northwest Nigeria has been reviewed by an hour. Before the latest review today, the curfew was 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. but now 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.
The state commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Idris who confirmed the new curfew time tduring the burial of IGP’s wife said the measure was taken to further tighten security in the state.
“We have to review the curfew as a way of tightening security. You are aware that all these things happen around 7 p.m. being the rush hour, so we have to bring it one hour backward to enable us tackle the issue effectively.”
CP Idris also insisted that only two civilians lost their lives during the attack on Naibawa Police station Sunday evening, adding that at about 5:30 a.m. today, “there was an attempted attack at Mandawari Police station.
They came in a Jetta Volkswagen car, shooting sporadically, but our men over-powered them and chased them away. No life was lost and nobody wounded.”
Tinubu Condoles Police boss, Enahoro Family »
The National leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described the sudden death of the wife of the acting Inspector General of Police, M.D. Abubakar as “a rude shock and a very sad development” and prayed that Allah will grant her soul repose.
“The news of the sudden death of your wife came to me as a rude shock. I am indeed greatly saddened by this development as a father and husband myself, and I can only pray that the Almighty Allah would grant her soul repose… may you find the courage and the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss of your wife’’.
While expressing his profound sympathy and that of his family to the Abubakar family, he urged the acting IGP to take heart, stay focused and consider this development as an inspiration that will spur him onto greater heights in the service of Nigeria and of humanity at large.
In a similar vein, Asiwaju Tinubu has described the death of Mrs. Helen Imayuse Enahoro (nee Ediae) as a “painful and a sad loss” and the ”end of an era”.
While expressing his heartfelt sympathy to the entire Enahoro family, Asiwaju Tinubu commended her for her honesty and dedication.
“We would never forget her commitment, honesty and dedication as she joined the struggle for a better Nigeria and stood by her husband Chief Anthony Enahoro in some of the darkest moments in the history of our country Nigeria”.
Asiwaju Tinubu assured that though we will miss her, the legacy left behind by her and her husband will endure.
“I urge all democracy loving Nigerians to rally in support of democratic ideals and principles and work tirelessly for a leadership that is responsive and responsible and a country where all people and regions are treated fairly”.
The remains of Maryam, 48, wife of Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar, was interred at Taurani Cemetery, Kano northwest Nigeria at noon today.
Maryam died at 5 a.m. this morning immediately after returning from hospital, said a family source.
Faced with the mounting insecurity laced with Boko Haram insurgence, IGP MD Abubakar’s mood at the cemetery and his family home this morning depicted that of a man in deep sorrow.
Clad in white brocade and cream-colour Hausa cap, MD Abubakar who flew into Kano this morning to pay last respect to his departed heart-throb, held back tears as he joined sympathizers to pray for the repose of Maryam’s death at his family house located on Gwandu Albasa, near the old Bank of the North building.
“I must tell you that Oga was devastated upon hearing the death of Madam. He wept silently; but you know that he is a man that is so strong that he can adjust to any condition,” one of IGP’s aides who insisted that the sudden departure of his wife will not affect his performance as Police boss.
Early sympathizers at the IGP’s white house include police chiefs within the state and Abuja , politicians and Benin Republic ’s Honourary Consul to Nigeria , Alhaji Muktari Ali Daura.
Meanwhile, the dawn to dusk curfew in Kano , northwest Nigeria has been reviewed by an hour. Before the latest review today, the curfew was 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. but now 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.
The state commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Idris who confirmed the new curfew time tduring the burial of IGP’s wife said the measure was taken to further tighten security in the state.
“We have to review the curfew as a way of tightening security. You are aware that all these things happen around 7 p.m. being the rush hour, so we have to bring it one hour backward to enable us tackle the issue effectively.”
CP Idris also insisted that only two civilians lost their lives during the attack on Naibawa Police station Sunday evening, adding that at about 5:30 a.m. today, “there was an attempted attack at Mandawari Police station.
They came in a Jetta Volkswagen car, shooting sporadically, but our men over-powered them and chased them away. No life was lost and nobody wounded.”
Tinubu Condoles Police boss, Enahoro Family »
The National leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described the sudden death of the wife of the acting Inspector General of Police, M.D. Abubakar as “a rude shock and a very sad development” and prayed that Allah will grant her soul repose.
“The news of the sudden death of your wife came to me as a rude shock. I am indeed greatly saddened by this development as a father and husband myself, and I can only pray that the Almighty Allah would grant her soul repose… may you find the courage and the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss of your wife’’.
While expressing his profound sympathy and that of his family to the Abubakar family, he urged the acting IGP to take heart, stay focused and consider this development as an inspiration that will spur him onto greater heights in the service of Nigeria and of humanity at large.
In a similar vein, Asiwaju Tinubu has described the death of Mrs. Helen Imayuse Enahoro (nee Ediae) as a “painful and a sad loss” and the ”end of an era”.
While expressing his heartfelt sympathy to the entire Enahoro family, Asiwaju Tinubu commended her for her honesty and dedication.
“We would never forget her commitment, honesty and dedication as she joined the struggle for a better Nigeria and stood by her husband Chief Anthony Enahoro in some of the darkest moments in the history of our country Nigeria”.
Asiwaju Tinubu assured that though we will miss her, the legacy left behind by her and her husband will endure.
“I urge all democracy loving Nigerians to rally in support of democratic ideals and principles and work tirelessly for a leadership that is responsive and responsible and a country where all people and regions are treated fairly”.
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