Just In: Tears, Lamentation as Prominent Nigerian Professor Dies in Bauchi
- Abdu Ibrahim, the first neurosurgery professor in Bauchi state, has died after a protracted illness
- Professor Ibrahim passed away on Thursday, June 29, at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) in Bauchi
- Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed, mourned the deceased in a statement released by one of his aides
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Bauchi, Bauchi state - A renowned psychiatrist, Professor Abdu Ibrahim, is dead.
According to Punch, Prof. Ibrahim passed away at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi state, northeast Nigeria.
Source: Facebook
Governor Mohammed mourns Abdu Ibrahim, Bauchi's first neurosurgery professor
Prof. Ibrahim breathed his last on Thursday, June 29, following a lengthy illness.
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The deceased is notable for being the first neurosurgery professor in Bauchi state.
Reacting to his demise, the governor of Bauchi state, Bala Mohammed, described Prof’s Ibrahim exit as a “monumental loss” not only to his immediate family but to Bauchi state and the country in general.
The governor’s thoughts were conveyed in a statement released on Friday, June 30, by Mukhtar Gidado, his special adviser on media and publicity.
The Bauchi government’s statement reads in part:
“Governor Bala Mohammed, on behalf of his family, the government and the good people of Bauchi State, expresses his deep condolences to members of his immediate family, friends, colleagues, associates and the entire people of Bauchi State.
“He prayed that Allah would bless him with Aljanna firdaus and grant his family and the entire citizens of Bauchi State the fortitude to bear the loss.”
Netizens react to Prof. Abdu Ibrahim's death
Following the sad news, some Twitter users sent their prayers to the late Prof. Ibrahim and said some nice words about him.
Legit.ng captures some below:
@realniceking wrote on Twitter:
"May his soul rest in jannatul firdaus"
@usman38005860 tweeted:
@abuja_house wrote:
"Thank you for your invaluable contributions towards science and humanity! May his soul rest in Peace."
@shasiibrahim wrote:
"May Allah forgives him of his shortcomings and makes Aljannat firdause his final abode....amin."
Tension hits Bauchi as community fights over allocation of cemetery
In a piece of related news, Legit.ng reported that a crisis rocked the Muslim community of the Yolan Bayara area over the allocation of 470 hectares of land to the Christian community for the purpose of a Christian cemetery.
The Muslim community, while claiming the land, filed a petition against the action by the Bauchi state government on the matter.
Bauchi governor's brother dies in Turkey
Legit.ng also reported that Governor Mohammed lost his elder brother, Bappah Mohammed.
The deceased, who served as deputy director at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) before his retirement about ten years ago, died in his late sixties.
Source: Legit.ng
