Police Inspector General Weds Zarha, Daughter Of Ex-FCT Minister

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed
Abubakar, on Saturday married, Zarha, the
daughter of a one-time FCT Minister, Ibrahim
Bunu.
The wedding “fatiha’’, which took place at the
National Mosque, Abuja, was conducted by the
Chief Imam of the mosque, Ustaz Musa
Mohammed, who prayed for the success of the
marriage.
Dignitaries at the wedding include Vice-
President Namadi Sambo, two former Heads of
State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida and Gen.
Abdulsalam Abubakar, the FCT Minister, Bala
Mohammed, and members of the National
Assembly.
The reception, which was held at the ThisDay
Dome in the city-centre, was attended by Gov.
Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe state, the Acting
Governor of Taraba, Garba Umar, Senators Andy
Uba and Paulinus Igwe.
Others dignitaries at the reception include the
former Chief Security Officer to late Gen. Sani
Abacha, Maj. Hamza Al-Mustapha, business
moguls, Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola as well
as Akin Oshuntokun, a former Managing
Director of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
Adamu Bello, who spoke on behalf of the bride’s
family, described the turnout for the marriage
as “fantastic’’ and expressed gratitude to Allah
for the event.
Mr. Bello urged the couple to live according to
Islamic tenets for the success of the marriage.
In his remark, Mr. Oshuntokun also noted that
the large turnout was a reflection of the
goodwill which the I-G had from all the nooks
and crannies of the country.