The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has reacted to the death of a former Inspector General of Police, Tafa Balogun.
Punch Metro reported on Thursday that Balogun died at a hospital in Lekki, Lagos at about 8:30 pm on Thursday during a brief illness.
He was reported to have died at 74, a few days to his 75th birthday.
Buhari in his condolence message mourned with the Nigeria Police Force, an institution he said Balogun spent the better part of his life serving.
Buhari’s condolence message is contained in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, titled ‘President Buhari mourns former IGP, Tafa Balogun.’
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.
“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.”
He, therefore, prayed for the peaceful repose of the soul of the departed.
