Gen. Babangida alive, not dead, says aide
Former military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd) is alive, hale and hearty contrary to report on social media that he has passed on.
Refuting the social media report of the death of the Minna born retired General, his media aide, Kassim Afegbua, in a statement on Sunday, said IBB as fondly called “is alive and bubbling”.
Describing the news as fake, Afegbua said: “It has become consistent fake news for quite some time now wishing our own IBB, the one we easily refer to as “the last don” of Nigeria politics, dead.
“The “fake news bill” would be a suitable response to this category of fake news carrier. IBB is very much alive and bubbling.
“He just started attending to friends and associates who came to see him today, Sunday, 15th December, 2019 right here at his Minna Hilltop mansion. He is full of life and in his characteristic bubbling mood.
“May Allah forgive those who wish IBB dead. God is the giver and taker of life, not humans”.
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While acknowledging the fact that death, as the irrevocable end of all creation, will surely come to everyone some day and at the appointed time and hour, the aide decried deliberate spreading of fake news and wish someone dead as bizarre.
“May Allah forgive them. IBB, by the special grace of Allah, the omniscient and omnipotent One, shall live to fulfill his journey and destiny in life, to the consternation of those who are always wishing him dead. This is about the third time this year.
“We wish to thank those who took time to reach out to us, home and abroad, to find out the truth. We thank you all for your love, care and concern. May Allah grant us all good health, sound mind and long life. Amin”, he said.
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