The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the passing of former Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Coomassie, as a loss of one of the progressive voices of the country.
While extending its condolences to his immediate family, Nigerian Police Force, Katsina Emirate, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) government and people of Katsina State, over the demise the longest-serving IGP who died on Thursday at the age of 76, the APC prayed Almighty Allah to grant the deceased eternal rest and his family and loved ones the strength to bear this great loss.
In a release signed by the party’s national publicity secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the APC particularly hailed the progressive role the late Ibrahim Coomassie played as chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) adding that he was a leading and influential voice who regularly highlighted the strategic importance of the country’s north within the larger Nigerian context and sought to correct the negative portrayal of the region.
