Buhari consoles ex-IGP, Musiliu Smith, on loss of wife

President Muhammadu Buhari has implored God to comfort former Inspector General of Police and Chairman, Police Service Commission, Alhaji Musiliu Smith, on the loss of his wife, Ariat.

According to a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity) the president urged the former police boss, his family, relations and friends, to take heart at the passage of a dutiful wife and mother, trusting that she has returned to her Maker, after a worthy life.

“As human beings, it will naturally be painful. But our trust in Almighty Allah is unshaken, and it is from Him we come, and to Him, we return. Please be comforted,” the statement quoted President Buhari as saying.

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It informed that Mrs Ariat Smith passed away on Friday, aged 69, and has been buried according to Muslim rites.

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