Spokesman of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), Kassim Afegbua, has
dispelled a rumour of the death of the former military ruler.
Babangida, who clocked 78 in August, ruled the country between August
27, 1985 and August 26, 1993.
A rumour about the demise of Babangida rippled on social media after
an online news platform reported that he was dead.
In a statement on Sunday, Afegbua said the former head of state is
alive and bubbling.
โIt has become consistent fake news for quite some time now wishing
our own IBB, the one we easily refer to as โthe last donโ of Nigeria
politics, dead,โ Afegbua said.
โThe โfake news billโ 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.
โMay Allah forgive those who wish IBB dead. God is the giver and taker
of life, not humans. Death, as the irrevocable end of all creation,
will surely come to everyone some day and at the appointed time and
hour, but to deliberately spread fake news and wish someone dead, is
to take humanity to another bizarre level. May Allah forgive them.
โIBB, 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.
โWe 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.โ
