Borno commissioner dies; as police investigate

Police commence investigation as Borno commissioner dies two months after swearing-in.

Police operatives in Borno State have commenced investigation into the death of Ibrahim Idriss Garba, the state Commissioner of Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and resettlement in the state, who died 2 months after being sworn into office.

The Commissioner was reported to have died in his home in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.

Malam Isa Gusau, Gov. Babagana Zulum’s spokesman, in a statement on October 21st, said that the Police had commenced an urgent investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.

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

This comes a month after the Commissioner was inj¥red in an accident involving the convoy of the Governor while returning from a working tour of Southern Borno in September.