Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima at the weekend visited the widow and children of fallen soldier and one of Nigeria’s bravest war hero, Lt.Col Muhammad Abu Ali in unguwar Sarki in Kaduna State.
This was contained in a statement issued by the Governor’s spokesman, Isa Gusau.
Governor Shettima who took part in the funeral of the late soldier which held on Monday, November 7, 2016 at the National Cemetery in Abuja, visited the family to show appreciation for the good works of their son and husband.
The Governor who also met with the surviving mother of the fallen war hero during the visit issued a Zenith Bank cheque of N10million in the name of the widow with an instruction that N2million is meant for the widow, N2million for the mother of the fallen officer while each of the three children is to get N2million to be kept in accounts that should be opened for the children.
He said the late Lt. Col. Muhammad Abu Ali gave Borno everything, adding that he worked hard in leading troops to recover many communities and at the end he paid the supreme price by giving his life for them.
Recall that Lt.Col Muhammad Abu Ali was the commanding officer of the 272 Task Force Tank Battalion. He was killed in an ambush by Boko Haram terrorists alongside soldiers under his command in Malam-fatori, headquarters of Abadam local government area of Borno State on Friday, November 4, 2016.
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