Ibrahim Idriss Garba, the Borno State Commissioner of Rehabilitation, Reconstruction, and Resettlement, has been confirmed two months after being sworn in.
According to reports, the Commissioner died in his private guest house at the 777 Housing Estate on the outskirts of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
The Commissioner was transported to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to reports outside the government residence.
In September, the Commissioner was injured in an accident involving the Governor’s convoy while returning from a working tour to Southern Borno.
According to a statement issued by Isah Gusau, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Strategy, the Borno State Police Command has launched an emergency inquiry to determine the cause of the deaths.
“The State police command has commenced urgent investigation into the death of the state’s commissioner for Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RRR), Engr Ibrahim Idriss Garba, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s spokesman said.
“The state commissioner of police was at the house at which Engr Ibrahim died in Maiduguri on Saturday.
“Late Engr Ibrahim Idriss Garba was the Governor’s Special Adviser on Special Projects before he was elevated and appointed commissioner of RRR, at the commencement of Zulum’s ongoing second term,” the statement concluded.
