Tears as Nigeria’s National Security Adviser Mourns Family Member, Funeral Prayer Scheduled

• Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, is currently mourning the loss of his mother-in-law
• The family of Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has also announced the Janaiza prayers for his late mother-in-law
• She passed away in the early hours of Tuesday, August 27, 2024, with funeral prayers scheduled at Central Mosque in Abuja

The family of Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, is grieving the loss of his mother-in-law, Hajiya Ummu Iya Abubakar (Babba), who passed away early Tuesday, August 27, 2024.

In a heartfelt statement, Senator (Prof) Iya Abubakar and his family expressed profound sorrow and acceptance of Allah’s will, Tribune reports.

The statement also detailed that Janaiza prayers are scheduled for 1:30 pm, following Zuhr prayers at the Central Mosque in Abuja, with the burial to take place at Gudu Cemetery.

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“Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return — QURAN 2:156.

“On behalf of Senator (Prof) Iya Abubakar and family, it is with a heavy heart and total submission to the will of almighty Allah we announce that Hajiya Ummu Iya Abubakar (Babba) has returned to her creator in the early hours of Tuesday, 27 August 2024.

“Kindly join us for Janaiza prayers by 1.30 pm after Zuhr prayers at Central Mosque Abuja, after which she will be laid to rest at Gudu Cemetery.

“May Allah SWT reward her for all her good deeds, forgive her sins, illuminate her grave and grant her the highest of ranks in Jannah Al Firdaus. Ameen.”

Nuhu Ribadu speaks on Tinubu

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that Malam Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser, has noted that President Bola Tinubu deliberately appointed northerners into strategic government positions for a reason.

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Speaking during a convocation lecture at Usmanu Danfordiyo University, Ribadu disclosed that President Tinubu picked northerners to take charge of strategic places because he wanted problems in the region dealt with.

The NSA who on Thursday, April 18, admitted that the North was bedevilled with challenges, ranging from insecurity and out-of-school children to poverty and others disclosed that the region is dear to Tinubu's heart.

Source: Legit.ng