Buhari Mourns Former IGP, Balogun
AFNews Reporter
Aug 05, 2022
Buhari Mourns Former IGP, Balogun
President Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday, condoled with family, friends, and well-wishers on the death of former Inspector General of Police, Mustapha Balogun.
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He also mourned with the Nigeria Police Force, an institution he said Balogun spent the better part of his life serving.
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In a condolence statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina,tittled 'President Buhari mourns former IGP, Tafa Balogun.'
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Adesina said, "The President recalls that Tafa Balogun, during his tenure as IGP, did his utmost to ensure that the police performed its statutory responsibilities under a democratic dispensation; and his penchant for boosting the morale of officers and men in the Force has been acknowledged by those who served under him.
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"President Buhari's thoughts are with the family, the government and people of Osun State, as well as colleagues and former colleagues of the deceased police chief."
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He prayed for the peaceful repose of the soul of the departed.
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