Borno CP loses wife, Hauwa Umar Abdullahi

Hauwa Umar Abdullahi, the wife of the Commissioner of Police Borno State command, Abdu Umar is dead, Politics Nigeria reports.

It was learnt that Hauwa died on Tuesday morning in Maiduguri, Borno state capital.

The cause of her death cannot be determined as of the time of publishing this report. She was 45.

Her burial will take place later today (Tuesday) in Kano.

In a piece of related news, the Civilian Joint Task Force in Borno disengaged 2,203 children within its rank and file in compliance with the United Nations (UN) convention against the use of child soldiers.

The CJTF was established by the Borno Government in 2013 to assist security forces in the fight against insurgency.

The Commander of the CJTF, Abati Isa, made this known in Maiduguri on Monday during an event to commemorate this year’s International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers.

Isa lauded the state Ministry of Justice and the UN Children’s Fund for their roles in the initiative.