Many
dignitaries, including Vice-President Namadi Sambo, Minister of
Justice, Mohammed Adoke, multi-billionaire industrialist, Aliko Dangote,
and state governors, on Thursday, graced the wedding of the
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, and Zarha Bunu in Abuja.
The wedding (fatiha) which took place at
the National Mosque, Abuja was conducted by the Chief Imam of the
mosque, Ustaz Mohammed.
Mohammed prayed for the success of the
marriage, which held about a year after Abubakar lost his wife, Maryam.
She died in January, 2012 shortly after Abubakar was appointed as acting
IG.
Also at the wedding were two former Head
of State, Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar, Minister of the FCT, Bala Mohammed
and members of the National Assembly.
The reception which held at the ThisDay
Dome was attended by Govs. Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State, Idris Wada
of Kogi State, Acting Governor of Taraba, Alhaji Garba Umar, Senators
Andy Uba and Paulinus Igwe.
Other dignitaries included former Chief
Security Officer to late Gen. Sani Abacha, Maj. Hamza Al-Mustapha, Femi
Otedola and Mr. Akin Oshuntokun, a the former MD of the News Agency of
Nigeria.
Alhaji Adamu Bello, who spoke on behalf
of bride’s family described the turn out for the marriage as
“fantastic”’ and expressed gratitude to God.
Bello urged the couple to live according to Islamic injunction for the success of the marriage.
In his remarks, Oshuntokun noted that
the large turnout was a reflection of the goodwill the IG enjoyed from
all over the country.
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