Renowned neurosurgery professor, Abdu Ibrahim, has passes away after a prolonged illness.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the distinguished professor breathed his last on Thursday, June 29, at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) in Bauchi.
Professor Ibrahim, who held the distinction of being the first neurosurgery professor in Bauchi state, leaves behind a remarkable legacy in the field of psychiatry, The Punch reports.
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state expressed deep sorrow over the loss, describing Professor Ibrahim’s departure as a “tremendous loss” not only to his immediate family but also to Bauchi state and the entire nation.
The governor’s sentiments were conveyed through a statement issued on Friday, June 30, by Mukhtar Gidado, his special adviser on media and publicity.
The Bauchi government’s statement reads in part:
“Governor Bala Mohammed, on behalf of his family, the government and the good people of Bauchi State, expresses his deep condolences to members of his immediate family, friends, colleagues, associates and the entire people of Bauchi State.
“He prayed that Allah would bless him with Aljanna firdaus and grant his family and the entire citizens of Bauchi State the fortitude to bear the loss.”
