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Sat Feb 20 2021
The Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF) has commiserated with the families of a critic and politician, Dr Junaid Mohammed, and the former Comptroller-General of Nigerian Customs Service, Abdullahi Dikko, who died hours apart on Thursday.
A statement by the Director, Publicity and Advocacy of the forum, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, described the late Mohammed as a key player in the nation’s political fortunes.
While also describing the former NCS CG as a humble, generous and a patriot, the forum expressed sadness that the duo passed away only a few weeks after the demise of Alhaji Usman Faruk.
The statement read, “Northern Elders Forum is saddened by the loss of two more of its founding members, Dr Junaidu Muhammed and Alhaji Abdullahi Dikkon Inde, only a few weeks after the demise of Alhaji Usman Faruk.