Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima on Tuesday paid condolence visit
to the family of Salihu Abubakar Ali, who died yesterday morning,
January 31, while trying to prevent a suicide bomber from gaining
entrance to a mosque during the fajr congregational prayer at Dalori
quarters in Maiduguri.
The Governor condoled the father of the deceased who is a retired civil
servant and the described the deceased as a hero and further pledges to
assist the family.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Borno state deputy governor Hon. Usman Mamman
Durkwa was also at Dalori quarters to condole the family of late Salihu.
Mr. Salihu, a Second Class Upper graduate of Continuing Education,
University of Maiduguri, is due to collect his call up letter today
preparatory to his National Youth service before the sudden incident.
