President Muhammadu Buhari’s official driver, Sa’idu Afaka has died on Tuesday at the State House Clinic, the Presidency said.
The Kaduna indigene who has been the president’s long term personal driver, reportedly died after a prolonged illness.
President Buhari has since extended his condolences to the family of Afaka, who was a Master Warrant Officer in the Nigerian Army.
In a statement issued by Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu, Buhari also condoled with the government and people of Kaduna State.
He described the late Afaka as an honest, capable and reliable person who handled his job with utmost care and responsibility.
Buhari recalled that in 2016 the soldier, while on pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, picked up a bag containing a large amount of foreign currencies and turned it over to the National Hajj Commission, an act that earned him praises from the Saudi and Nigerian authorities.
The President further prayed the Almighty Allah to “bless the soul of the departed with an elevated place in heavens”.
“President Buhari prays Almighty Allah to ‘bless the soul of the departed with an elevated place in heavens,’ committing the family and friends to divine comfort and patience,” the statement added.
Meanwhile, Afaka’s death is comes on the heels of a recent report by SaharaReporters, stating that the deceased capitalised on Buhari’s ‘dementia’ to trick him to sign a fraudulent document to make millions of naira.
The report also stated that the late driver was subsequently detained by the DSS for tricking the President.
