Nigerian Senate Mourns Ibrahim Attahiru, Ahmed Gulak, Others

Omo-Agege condemned the killing of Gulak, who he said was one of the consultants hired by the Senate Committee on Constitution Review to work on the amendments being sought by Nigerians to the 1999 Constitution.

Nigerian Senate Mourns Ibrahim Attahiru, Ahmed Gulak, Others
Nigerian Senate

The Senate on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to immortalise the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru (retd.).

The red chamber also observed a one minute silence in honour of the deceased.

This followed a point of order raised by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume.

Also, on Tuesday, the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, brought the attention of the Senate to the late former presidential aide, Ahmed Gulak, who he said was murdered while on national assignment in Owerri, the Imo State capital.

Omo-Agege condemned the killing of Gulak, who he said was one of the consultants hired by the Senate Committee on Constitution Review to work on the amendments being sought by Nigerians to the 1999 Constitution.

Based on the DSP’s request, the Senate condemned the killing and observed a one minute silence in his honour.

In another report, NECO in a statement by its Director of Human Resources, Abdul Mustapha, on Tuesday said Obioma died in his sleep as a result of heart failure.

Mustapha stated that the son of the deceased had informed the management of the agency that his father was not assassinated.

The message read thus: “Mustapha K. Abdul (Director Human Resource Management, NECO.

''Dear Sir, this is to formally inform you that my father, Prof. Godswill Obioma, the Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO passed to eternal glory yesterday 31/5/2021 after a brief illness.

“We request that you kindly notify the Board, Management and the entire staff of the Council of this development.

“We shall keep you duly informed.

“Prince Godswill Obioma the 2nd, for the family.”