President Muhammadu Buhari and the Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, have expressed their condolences over the death of former Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Coomassie.
In his condolence message issued in a statement by his media aide, Mallam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Thursday, Buhari said he received the news of Coomassie’s death with shock.
“Nigeria will never forget the excellent leadership the late Coomassie gave to the Nigeria Police Force during 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 grant the family he left behind the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss,” Buhari said.
Also commiserating with the family of Ibrahim Coomassie, Masari, according to his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Alhaji Abdu Labaran, on Thursday in Katsina said Nigeria had lost one of its last standing patriots who served the nation with distinction.
He added: “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.
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“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 pursued 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.”
Coomassie who was the chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) died on Thursday at the Orthopaedic Hospital, Katsina.
He was the Sardaunan Katsina.
