ANOTHER DEATH IN ASO ROCK

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Another Death in Aso Rock, but this one is not of a high profile like late Abba Kyari. The President of Federal Republic of Nigeria is in tears again as He lost his Body guard who has been struggling with Diabetes for a long time.

After three years of struggling with diabetes, one of President Muhammadu Buhari’s bodyguards, Warrant Officer Lawal Mato, on Tuesday passed away.

In a statement released by Femi Adesina, Buhari’s spokes man, The President described the officer, who had been 

working with him for many years before he won the 2015 elections, as “very thorough, trustworthy and dependable soldier who carried out his duty with diligence and focus.’’

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