President Muhammadu Buhari loses another personal aide Warrant Officer Lawal Mato a bodyguard to the cold hands of death on tuesday not quite five days after the demise of his most trusted aide Mallam Abba Kyari.
Late Warrant Officer Lawal Mato was the bodyguard to President Buhari but was diagnosed of diabetes three years ago which he battled with till his last breath on Tuesday,according to the press release signed by Mallam Garuba Shehu.
The President described the officer, who had been working with him for many years before he won the 2015 elections, as “very thorough, trustworthy and dependable soldier who carried out his duty with diligence and focus.’’
President Buhari prayed that Allah will ease his passage to paradise and grant his family, government and people of Jigawa State, the fortitude to bear the loss.
WO Mato was part of a team that former President Umaru Musa Yar’adua restored to President Buhari as personal security and he had been off full duty for three years, treating diabetes.
