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Tinubu mourns former Kogi governor Ibrahim Idris

Source: Punch Nigeria · 21 Sep 2026, 13:32 UTC
Tinubu mourns former Kogi governor Ibrahim Idris
Image: Punch Nigeria · original report

President Bola Tinubu has expressed sorrow over the death of former Kogi State Governor Ibrahim Idris, describing the loss as painful for the former governor’s family and Nigeria. The available report does not provide further details about Idris’s death, his age or the president’s wider tribute.

President Bola Tinubu has mourned the death of Ibrahim Idris, a former governor of Kogi State, describing the passing as a painful loss to Idris’s family and to Nigeria. Tinubu’s reaction was reported in a statement on the former governor’s death. The available account did not give details about when Idris died, the cause of death or the circumstances surrounding it.

The president’s remarks identified Idris as a former occupant of the Kogi governorship and framed his death as significant both personally and nationally. No additional details of the president’s message were included in the supplied report. The report also did not state whether funeral arrangements had been announced or whether other public officials had issued reactions.

Further information about Idris’s political career and the response to his death was not provided in the source material.

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