By Our Reporter
One of the bodyguards of President Muhammadu Buhari, Warrant Officer, Lawal Mato is dead.
He died on Tuesday after struggling with diabetes for three years.
Mallam Garba Shehu, Presidential Spokesman in a statement said Mato had been working with the President for many years before he won the 2015 election.
The President described the officer as a “very thorough, trustworthy and dependable soldier who carried out his duty with diligence and focus”.
According to the statement, “Mato was part of a team that former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua restored to President Buhari as personal security and he had been off full duty for three years, treating diabetes.”
The President prayed that God would grant his family, government and people of Jigawa State the fortitude to bear the loss.
