Buhari, in a statement by his spokesman Garba Shehu, said he hoped the police would be able to unravel the circumstances surrounding Gaya’s death.
By Jeffrey Agbo
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled Senator Kabiru Gaya, Senator representing Kano South District, on the death of his son Sadiq Gaya, whom reports say died in controversial circumstances.
Gaya, a lawyer at the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), died on September 13 in Abuja.
He was buried on the same day at about 4.00pm according to Islamic injunction. Sadiq is survived by a wife and two children.
A statement on Wednesday by the president’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, quoted the president as saying he hoped the police would unravel the cause of Gaya’s death.
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The statement said, “The President consoles Senator Gaya and his family following the tragic incident and hopes that police investigations into the circumstances of the death would uncover the truth and lead to the prosecution of the culprits.
“The President also condoled the demise of Alhaji Bala Muhammad Tajudeen, a prominent Kano community leader, whose son, Usman Bala is the Head of Service and Acting Chief of Staff, Government House, Kano.
“In commiserating with the family of the deceased, President Buhari described him as a very disciplined and industrious gentleman who inculcated the values of hard work and patriotism in the children he left behind.
“He prayed for the repose of the souls of the deceased.”