Gov Aminu Masari of Katsina State has expressed profound sadness over the death Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and former Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Coomassie.
Masari who spoke through his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Abdu Labaran on Thursday in Katsina, said “Nigeria has lost one of its last standing patriots who served the nation with distinction.
“The former IG was a highly patriotic, disciplined, reliable and committed Nigerian whose invaluable counsel will seriously be missed by both Katsina State, Northern Nigeria and the nation in general.
“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 than the pursuit of advancing the interest of Nigeria.
“Whatever assignments he was given he persued it with a messianic zeal that will only abate with success. Alhaji Ibrahim Commassie has left a vacuum that will take time to fill. It is my sincere hope that other leaders will strive to emulate him”, he said.
The governor condoled with the Emir of Katsina and the immediate family of the deceased.
He prayed to Allah to forgive him all his shortcomings and make paradise his final resting place and to grant the bereaved family the fortitude to bear the loss.(