President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the family members, the government and people of Katsina State over the death of his classmate and former Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Coomassie.
The former IGP who was also the Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF) died on Thursday, in Katsina.
President Buhari in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, described Coomassie’s death as shocking.
“Nigeria will never forget the excellent leadership the late Coomassie gave to the Nigeria Police Force for the many years he served as IG.
“On behalf of the government and people of Nigeria, I pray to Allah to receive his soul and the family he left behind, the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss,” he said.
He added that his thoughts are with late Ibrahim Coomassie’s family and those mourning the demise of the late community leader.
Meanwhile, Katsina State Governor Aminu Bello Masari in his condolence message said Nigeria has lost one of its “last standing patriots who served the nation with distinction.”
The message which was signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Abdu Labaran Malumfashi described the former IG as a patriotic and committed Nigerian “whose invaluable counsel would seriously be missed by both Katsina State, Northern Nigeria and the nation in general.”
He added that “Katsina State has lost a son that everybody was proud to be associated with. He was a true patriot who had little time for anything other the pursuit of advancing the interest of Nigeria.”
While condoling the Emir of Katsina and the immediate family of the deceased, the Governor prayed to Allah to forgive him all his shortcomings and make paradise his final resting place.
