State House mourns murdered Director

The Permanent Secretary, State House, Abuja, Jalal Arabi, has mourned the murder of Ms. Laetitia Naankang Dagan, Assistant Director of Administration in the State House, described her killing as “a painful loss, not only to her immediate family, but also the entire State House.”

Arabi notes that “she was a dedicated, hard-working officer, and we all feel pained by her dastardly and untimely death,” Arabi told her family members during a condolence visit.

According to the Permanent Secretary, “We all share in your grief and pains, but be consoled by the fact that she lived a good life and contributed her best to the services of her nation.”

A statement issued by Attah Esa, Deputy Director Information, on Tuesday noted that the Permanent Secretary expressed confidence that “the Police will fish out the killers of Laetitia and the law will take its course.”

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47-year Ms. Dagan from Plateau State, worked in her office on Monday till 8pm, but by 11pm, she was gruesomely murdered in her apartment by unknown persons, the statement said.

The Permanent Secretary prayed God Almighty to comfort Ms. Dagan’s family, the entire staff of State House, and grant the soul of the departed officer eternal rest.