Nigeria: President Buhari condoles with Sheikh Ahmed Lemu over loss of eldest child, Abubakar

President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has expressed condolences over the death of Abubakar Shehu Lemu, the eldest of the children of an important figure in the country, Sheik Ahmed Lemu.

The late Abubakar, a retired director in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, died following a protracted illness.

In the message on behalf of his family, according to a Tuesday’s statement sent to The DEFENDER by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity Mallam Garba Shehu, President Buhari told Sheikh Lemu that he “deeply felt the family’s pain,” adding that “I know what you must be feeling having lost the most senior of your children.”

The President also condoled with the entire people of Niger State “following this irreparable loss.”

President Buhari prayed to Allah to ease the pain of the Lemu family and grant His mercy and forgiveness to the late Abubakar Lemu.