Gbajabiamila mourns death of wife of fmr IGP, Ariat Aderoju Smith

The Speaker of the House of Representative, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila has commiserated with the former Inspector General of Police and Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Musiliu Smith, over the death of his wife, Alhaja Ariat Aderoju Smith.

The Speaker said Alhaja Ariat, who passed away at the age of 69, was a selfless woman who gave her life to the service for humanity.

A statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker, Lanre Lasisi, said Alhaja Ariat would be missed not only by members of her immediate family but also by Lagosians in general. She was known as a great pillar of support to our elder statesman, Alhaji Musiliu Smith.

He prayed Allah to grant her Jannatul Firdaus and give Alhaji Musiliu Smith as well as other members of his family the fortitude to bear the loss.

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