Police probe Borno deputy gov’s death
AUGUST 16, 2015 : KAYODE IDOWU
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Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase
The police have started investigations into the sudden death of
the Deputy Governor of Borno State, Mr. Zannah Umar
Mustapha, at a Yola hotel in the early hours of Saturday.
Though no arrest had been made as of the time of filing this
report on Saturday evening, the Public Relations Officer of the
Adamawa State Police Command, DSP Abubakar Othman, told
our correspondent on phone that the Police has not ruled out
anything yet.
He said it was still early to close the case, saying, “We have
started investigations of what might be responsible for the
sudden death of the late deputy governor.”
The deputy governor was found dead by his aides on Saturday
morning after they forced the door to his room open as he was
late to come out to begin the day’s work.
Mustapha, according to some of his aides who spoke on
condition of anonymity, said the deputy governor retired to bed
at about 11pm on Friday and had told his aides to come for
Saturday’s activities at 7:30am.
One of the aides said, “We became suspicious and worried when
the deputy governor did not come out of the hotel room by
8:30am and we decided to knock on his door, when he was not
answering, some of us went to peep through the window forcing
it open.
“We saw that he was lying on the bed clutching the pillow
closely, we shouted his name but he did not answer. It was at
this stage that we decided to call the hotel staff to open the
door.
“When we got inside, we saw him lying face down, and on close
examination, we saw some saliva and blood being discharged
from his mouth and we rushed him to the hospital where he was
confirmed dead.”
It was gathered that the deputy governor was taken to the
Federal Medical Centre in Yola.
He was later taken to the Yola airport where he was transported
to the Borno state capital to be buried.
The aircraft that brought his corpse touched down at the
Maiduguri International Airport at 4:10pm and he was
immediately taken to his official lodge to be prepared for
funeral.
The final prayer for the repose of his body was conducted by the
Imam Idaini of Borno, Imam Adam Ibn Elsunusiya who led other
prominent individuals, including the Borno state governor, Mr.
Kashim Shettima, the Yobe deputy governor, Mr. Abubakar
Aliyu, Adamawa deputy governor, , the National Security
Adviser, Maj, General Babagana Monguno and other service
chiefs who were in Borno and Yobe state to assess the security
situation.
Mustapha was later taken to his final resting place, the
Maiduguri cemetery, Gwange where we was interred on
Saturday evening.
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Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase
The police have started investigations into the sudden death of
the Deputy Governor of Borno State, Mr. Zannah Umar
Mustapha, at a Yola hotel in the early hours of Saturday.
Though no arrest had been made as of the time of filing this
report on Saturday evening, the Public Relations Officer of the
Adamawa State Police Command, DSP Abubakar Othman, told
our correspondent on phone that the Police has not ruled out
anything yet.
He said it was still early to close the case, saying, “We have
started investigations of what might be responsible for the
sudden death of the late deputy governor.”
The deputy governor was found dead by his aides on Saturday
morning after they forced the door to his room open as he was
late to come out to begin the day’s work.
Mustapha, according to some of his aides who spoke on
condition of anonymity, said the deputy governor retired to bed
at about 11pm on Friday and had told his aides to come for
Saturday’s activities at 7:30am.
One of the aides said, “We became suspicious and worried when
the deputy governor did not come out of the hotel room by
8:30am and we decided to knock on his door, when he was not
answering, some of us went to peep through the window forcing
it open.
“We saw that he was lying on the bed clutching the pillow
closely, we shouted his name but he did not answer. It was at
this stage that we decided to call the hotel staff to open the
door.
“When we got inside, we saw him lying face down, and on close
examination, we saw some saliva and blood being discharged
from his mouth and we rushed him to the hospital where he was
confirmed dead.”
It was gathered that the deputy governor was taken to the
Federal Medical Centre in Yola.
He was later taken to the Yola airport where he was transported
to the Borno state capital to be buried.
The aircraft that brought his corpse touched down at the
Maiduguri International Airport at 4:10pm and he was
immediately taken to his official lodge to be prepared for
funeral.
The final prayer for the repose of his body was conducted by the
Imam Idaini of Borno, Imam Adam Ibn Elsunusiya who led other
prominent individuals, including the Borno state governor, Mr.
Kashim Shettima, the Yobe deputy governor, Mr. Abubakar
Aliyu, Adamawa deputy governor, , the National Security
Adviser, Maj, General Babagana Monguno and other service
chiefs who were in Borno and Yobe state to assess the security
situation.
Mustapha was later taken to his final resting place, the
Maiduguri cemetery, Gwange where we was interred on
Saturday evening.
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content on this website, may not be reproduced, published,
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