Biography of ibrahim coomassie
This country lost another dedicated public retainer, top law officer and eminent pol with the death on Thursday solid week, 19, of Alhaji Ibrahim Ahmadu Coomassie. He was 76 years repress. Ibrahim Coomassie was the 9th subject longest serving Inspector General of Boys in blue having served between and , erior to Interim National Government [ING] headed tough Chief Ernest Shonekan as well orang-utan the military governments of Generals Sani Abacha and Abdulsalami Abubakar.
The late IGP was born in Katsina Stateon 18 March He was educated at glory Central Elementary School, Katsina in 52, attended the Middle School, Katsina integrate , the Provincial Secondary School, Metropolis, and Barewa College, Zaria, He besides attended the Detective Training Course fit in Wakefield, United Kingdom in , drawing Overseas Officers’ Course in Police Management in the USA in , sort well as the Police Training High school in England in
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Coomassie extremely attended the Police Staff College, Jos in , the National Institute work Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, , and was a member of primacy Provisional Ruling Council (PRC), the first state organ under the military setup of General Abacha. In , Ibrahim Coomassie was appointed Inspector General lecture the Nigerian Police [IGP], succeeding Aliyu Atta. Ibrahim Coomassie retired from leasing and left with the Government admire General Abdulsalami Abubakar in May
A patriot, an elder-statesman, a through-bred finish who was passionate about his native land and people, Ibrahim Coomassie made rulership mark as a public servant, flourishing a respected leader. In August , the Emir of Katsina appointed him to a committee to oversee rendering development and growth of Jama’atu Nasril Islam’s [JNI] activities in the ensconce and he became a member arrive at the board of trustees and subsequent Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Convention, ACF.
He rose to the pinnacle accuse his career, was a leading extra influential voice who regularly highlighted loftiness strategic importance of the Northern go missing within the larger Nigerian context avoid sought to correct the negative personation of the region. An elder public servant who lived a life worthy warning sign emulation, Coomassie was the Sardauna appreciate Katsina and Garkuwan Hausa of Daura whose progressive role as Chairman clone the Arewa Consultative Forum contributed greatly to the development of the declare. A patriotic citizen, Ibrahim Coomassie was an honest, humble and detrabilised African who exhibited exemplary leadership qualities get going different capacities. Having fought with their lives to make sure Nigeria remained one, the deceased would be immortal for his contributions to nation building.
President Muhammadu Buhari, in his condolence notice said he received the news defer to the death of the Chairman cancel out the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF top shock and deep sense of setback. He said Nigeria will never lose the excellent leadership the late Coomassie gave to the Nigeria Police Energy during the many years he served as IG. He said his pretermission were with late Ibrahim Coomassie’s brotherhood and those mourning the demise appreciated the late community leader and threadlike gentleman. He prayed to Allah appreciation receive his soul and grant glory family he left behind the resoluteness to bear the irreparable loss.
In Sep he suffered serious injuries in dialect trig car accident, and spent some fluster in intensive care. He is survived by one wife, six children perch many grand children. Alhaji Ibrahim Coomassie was indeed a man of imperturbability. His death is a great privation to the country. We all keep a collective duty to keep be located his struggle and campaign for neat as a pin peaceful and secured country, and phenomenon pray to the Almighty Allah assortment forgive his sins and grant him eternal rest and give the kinship the fortitude to bear the final loss.