The former governor of Yobe State, Bukar Abba Ibrahim who was involved in $3× t@p3 scandal has passed away.
Abba died at the age of 75 on Sunday according to report.
He died in Saudi Arabia after a protracted illness, a source who preferred anonymity claimed.
Ibrahim’s death marks the end of an era in Yobe politics. He made significant contributions during his tenure as governor.
According to reports, Ibrahim will be buried in Saudi Arabia where he had been receiving medical treatment prior to his passing.
In 2017, Ibrahim was involved in a scandal when a s3x t@p3 allegedly showing him in a threesome went viral online.
He admitted he was the person in the video, saying: “This is a personal, private matter. What does my having been with a girl have to do with the public?
“If they say I r@p3d, that’s a different matter altogether. Is it because I am a public official then I am not supposed to be entitled to private life?” he had asked.
Ibrahim was the governor of Yobe State from May 1999 to May 2007.
During his first term, on August 5, 1993, he split the state’s four emirates into 13. The military regime of Sani Abacha reversed the change. In his second term after the return to democracy, on January 6, 2000, he re-implemented the new emirates, adding Ngazargamu, Gujba, Nguru, Tikau, Pataskum, Yusufari, Gudi, Fune and Jajere.
He was elected to the Senate for the Yobe East constituency in 2007. He ran for re-election on April 9, 2011, in the Senatorial contest for Yobe East on the ANPP platform and won.
Meanwhile, the Yobe State Governor, Mai Buni, has expressed shock and regret at the death of the former statesman.
Announcing the death of the former governor, Buni, through his DG, Press, and Media Affairs, Mamman Mohammed said Ibrahim died while receiving treatment for a protracted illness in Saudi Arabia and will be buried there.
Buni further directed all other aspects of the funeral and condolences to be taken over by the state government to accord the late governor a state burial and honour.
He said, “This is a huge loss for us at this time, but that is the wish of Allah, our creator. May Allah (SWT) forgive his shortcomings and admit him into Aljannatu Firdaus,” the governor prayed.
He, therefore, called on the people and friends
of Yobe State to join his family, the government, and the people of the state to pray for the repose of the soul of the former governor.
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