Borno Commissioner, Idriss Garba dies after two-month in office

Borno State Commissioner of Rehabilitation, Reconstruction, and Resettlement, Ibrahim Idriss Garba, has tragically passed away, just two months after taking office.

The Commissioner’s demise occurred in his private guest house at the 777 Housing Estate on the outskirts of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. Sources outside the government house reported that he was swiftly transported to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Prior to his untimely passing, the Commissioner had sustained injuries in an accident involving the Governor’s convoy during a return trip from a working tour of Southern Borno in September.

A statement issued by Isah Gusau, the Special Adviser to the Governor on media and strategy, confirmed that the Borno State Police Command has initiated an urgent investigation to determine the cause of his death.

“The Borno State police command has commenced urgent investigation into the death of the state’s commissioner for Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RRR), Engr Ibrahim Idriss Garba, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s spokesman said.

“The state commissioner of police was at the house at which Engr Ibrahim died in Maiduguri on Saturday.

” Late Engr Ibrahim Idriss Garba was the Governor’s Special Adviser on Special Projects before he was elevated and appointed commissioner of RRR, at the commencement of Zulum’s ongoing second term,” the statement concluded.