Death deals another blow on Buhari, as President loses personal bodyguard

Few days after his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari died and was buried, President Muhammadu Buhari has again lost his personal bodyguard, a Warrant Officer, Lawal Mato to the cold hand of death.

This was announced in a statement on Tuesday by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity.

He said, “After three years of struggling with diabetes, one of President Muhammadu Buhari’s bodyguards, Warrant Officer Lawal Mato, on Tuesday passed away.

“The President described the officer, who had been working with him for many years before he won the 2015 elections, as ‘very thorough, trustworthy and dependable soldier who carried out his duty with diligence and focus.’

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“President Buhari prayed that Allah will ease his passage to paradise and grant his family, government and people of Jigawa State, the fortitude to bear the loss.

“WO Mato was part of a team that former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua restored to President Buhari as personal security and he had been off full duty for three years, treating diabetes.”

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