Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State has asked Nigerians not to mourn the death of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, like unbelievers who do not know where he is.
Chief Press Secretary, of the governor Ismail Omipidan, released a statement on behalf of the governor as he described the late COAS as brave and assertive.
The statement read: “For me, the death of the COAS was shocking and devastating. On behalf of the Government and the good people of Osun, I commiserate with President Muhammadu Buhari, Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Lucky E.O Irabor and the entire country on the unfortunate death of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and other persons on board the ill-fated aircraft. My thoughts and prayers are with families of the deceased. May God grant their souls eternal rest,”
“But as we mourn, I urge us all not to mourn like unbelievers who don’t believe in the existence of God and life after death. Both Islam and Christianity preach that no leaf can fall from the tree without the knowledge of the Almighty, the creator of heaven and earth, the knower and seer of all things, long before they were planned and before they happened.
“Let’s mourn like Muslims and Christians who know God and pray for the repose of the souls of the deceased, while praying to God to grant the families they left behind and us all the courage and fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss.
“We should take solace in this saying of Prophet Mohammad (SAW): ‘What has reached you was never meant to miss you and what has missed you was never meant to reach you.’
“The COAS was a gallant officer, an administrator par excellence and an uncommon patriot who gave his best to the fatherland. May Allah grant him Aljanat Firdaus.”he added.
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