Gombe Army Trainee Ibrahim Nazifi Dies During Training At Zaria Depot
The Gombe State Government has announced the death of Ibrahim Nazifi, a newly recruited Nigerian Army trainee, who passed away while undergoing training at the Nigerian Army Depot in Zaria. Nazifi was part of the first group of successful candidates from Gombe State in the Nigerian Army Regular Recruit Intake (NA RRI 90). In a statement on Thursday, Ambassador Yusuf Danbayo, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Security Matters and Intergovernmental Affairs, said the recruit died following a brief illness at the training facility. Danbayo identified Nazifi as a native of Buba Bani Village, Kashere Ward, Akko Local Government Area, with application number 90RRI-GO-9017726. “It is with deep sorrow, humility, and submission to the will of Almighty Allah that I announce the passing of Ibrahim Nazifi, one of our promising recruits at the Nigerian Army Depot, Zaria,” Danbayo said. He described Nazifi as a patriotic young man who answered the call to serve his country and noted that his loss is deeply felt by his family, the Gombe State Government, the people of Akko Local Government Area, and the wider state. “The pain of this loss is shared by his family and the entire people of Gombe State,” he added. Danbayo extended the government’s condolences to the deceased’s family, relatives, friends, and colleagues, praying for mercy on his soul. “We pray that Almighty Allah forgives his shortcomings, accepts his efforts as acts of worship, and grants him Aljannatul Firdaus,” he said, emphasizing that the incident serves as a solemn reminder of the transient nature of life and that every soul shall taste death, returning ultimately to Allah.