The death of the recently appointed Borno Commissioner for Rehabilitation, Reconstruction, and Resettlement (RRR), Engr. Ibrahim Idriss Garba, in the early hours of Saturday morning at his Guest House in 777 Housing Estate in Maiduguri has sparked tension in the State.
The cause of the Commissioner’s demise is currently shrouded in mystery with some saying it was due to suspected heart-related ailment while others say he may have been poisoned .
Garba’s death comes weeks after he was involved in a car accident in the governor’s convoy on their way to the southern part of the state for a tour.
Borno Police Command said it has launched an “urgent investigation” into the circumstances surrounding the Commissioner’s death.
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, announced this in a statement on Saturday.
Gusau said Borno Commissioner of Police visited the residence where Garba passed away in Maiduguri on Saturday.
Governor Zulum was said to have received the news of his death with deep shock and profound grief.
Garba served as the Governor’s Special Adviser on Special Projects before his appointment as the Commissioner of RRR at the beginning of Governor Zulum’s second term.
The Governor expressed condolences, stating, “May Allah forgive the commissioner’s shortcomings and admit him into Aljanna.”