From Muhammad Gazali Garba
Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu,on Monday, joined hundreds of Muslim faithful at Tudun Wada, Sokoto South Local Government Area, for the funeral prayer of the late Deputy Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Dr. Muhammad Idris.
The funeral, which drew dignitaries from within and outside Sokoto State, was attended by the Deputy Speaker of the Sokoto State House of Assembly, Hon. Kabiru Ibrahim Kware; the APC North-West Zonal Secretary, Hon. Isa Sadiq Achida; the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Muhammad Bello Sifawa; and two former Controllers-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Ja’afar Ahmed and Haliru Nababa.
Other dignitaries present included members of the State Executive Council, the Commissioner of Police, Sokoto State Command, Mr. Hayatu Shaffa; the Comptroller of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Sokoto State Command, Musa Isma’il Chiloko; the District Head of Wamakko, Alhaji Ahmed Barade; Special Advisers, Senior Special Assistants, Permanent Secretaries, Directors-General, Executive Secretaries and other prominent personalities.
In his condolence message, Governor Aliyu described the death of Dr. Idris as a monumental loss, not only to his immediate family but to the entire nation, considering his meritorious service and immense contributions to national development.
He prayed Almighty Allah to forgive his shortcomings, accept his good deeds and grant him Aljannatul Firdaus, while urging the family to accept the divine will of Allah, noting that death is inevitable.
The late Dr. Muhammad Idris, 59, died in a motor accident in Kaduna on Sunday. He is survived by two wives and eleven children.
In a related development, Governor Aliyu also condoled with the family of the late Permanent Secretary, Alhaji Adamu Abdullahi Romo, who passed away on Sunday morning.
Responding on behalf of the family, the District Head of Tambuwal, Alhaji Ahmed Dahiru Tambuwal, expressed appreciation to the Governor for the condolence visit and prayed for the success of his administration.
Governor Aliyu also visited several other bereaved families within the Sokoto metropolis to commiserate with them over their losses.
The families visited included the family of Ambassador Abubakar Shehu Wurno following the death of his brother, Alhaji Aminu Shehu Wurno; the family of Sarkin Kabi Maishanu over the death of Hajiya Daje Maishanu; the families of Prof. Hassan Maishanu and Husna Hassan Maishanu; and the family of Hajiya Inno Bello Gidan Haki, mother of Sa’adu Bello, a photographer attached to the Government House, Sokoto.
Other families visited were those of the late Muhammad Lawal Mabera; Alhaji Umar Mohammed Sokoto of Rijiyar Dorowa; and Alhaji Bello Dan Baba, also of Rijiyar Dorowa.
Governor Aliyu prayed Almighty Allah to forgive all the deceased, grant them eternal rest and give their respective families the fortitude to bear the irreparable losses. Prayers were offered for the repose of their souls.
